The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, bilateral leg disorder, and sciatic nerve disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The right inguinal hernia is currently rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that any of the claimed disabilities were incurred in or are otherwise related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right inguinal hernia, Depressive disorder, Personality disorder (left shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002311
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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