The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arteriosclerotic heart disease, right knee disability, tailbone disability, lumbar spine disability, and diabetes mellitus, type II, have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for reopening a previously denied claim or establishing service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish an in-service injury or disease that is related to any of the claimed conditions, nor does it demonstrate continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran's assertions regarding his injuries are not credible and there is no competent medical evidence linking any current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, right knee disability, tailbone disability, lumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1418078
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for sleep apnea and an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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