The Veteran does not have arthritis of all joints, a left shoulder disability, a low back disability, a cervical spine disability, facial lacerations, or a stomach disability that was caused by active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no post-service medical evidence to show the Veteran has any of these claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of all joints, Facial lacerations, Stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1236278
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