The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a link between the claimed disabilities and his service-connected conditions, or any other presumptive basis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that none of the claimed disabilities are related to the service-connected low back, knee, or finger disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, Mechanical Low Back Strain, Right Knee Musculoligamentous Strain, Left Knee Musculoligamentous Strain, Bilateral Shoulder Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Bilateral Lower Extremity Disability (Numbness and Tingling), Bilateral Upper Extremity Disability (Numbness and Tingling), Bilateral Hip Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Bilateral Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1138170
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