The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a spider bite. However, it is unable to establish service connection due to lack of credible evidence linking the current nerve damage to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The STRs are silent regarding any spider bite or scar on the left thigh and there is no medical evidence linking the current nerve damage to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a spider bite
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1402801
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a spider bite, to include a decrease in white blood cells was denied because there is no credible evidence of an in-service occurrence of the claimed injury. The Board found that the Veteran did not have an in-service occurrence of a spider bite and thus could not establish service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of left ankle burn, left knee disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and hearing impairment are all granted. The claim for residuals of a spider bite is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a spider bite and dental disorder for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities or bone loss during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that the evidence was not in equipoise and did not meet the criteria for service connection.
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