The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an ovarian cyst, a right foot disorder (claimed as fracture), a right shoulder disorder, recurrent otitis media, and a right ankle disorder (claimed as sprain).
The deciding factor: There is no competent or persuasive medical evidence linking any of these conditions to the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ovarian cyst, Right foot disorder (claimed as fracture), Right shoulder disorder, Recurrent otitis media, Right ankle disorder (claimed as right ankle sprain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1020385
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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