The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between any claimed condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Bilateral glaucoma, Acute pancreatitis, Osteoarthritis of the knees, Osteoarthritis of the left ankle, Retroperitoneal fibrosis of the right kidney hydronephrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0920489
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the inadequacies of previous examinations and obtain any relevant private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of unauthorized non-VA medical expenses incurred on February 11, 2022, under the FMP is remanded due to a need for additional evidence and an advisory medical opinion.
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