The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues except kidney disorder and bilateral hand disorder is withdrawn. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral hand disorder or kidney disorder related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any current bilateral hand disorder or kidney disorder to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, left foot disorder (manifested by fungus), disability manifested by high cholesterol, gastroesophageal reflux disease, right hip scar, bilateral hand disorder, kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1018851
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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