The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a bilateral arm disability, bilateral leg disability, or stomach condition due to an undiagnosed illness during service or related to his service. His lumbar myositis was rated as 20 percent disabling, arterial hypertension as non-compensable, and major depressive disorder as 30 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current disability for the claimed conditions, and there was no medical nexus linking his service to any diagnosed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral arm disability, Bilateral leg disability, Chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux (claimed as stomach condition)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1420928
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- Denied
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