The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a gastric ulcer, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, or left hip sprain.,Service connection cannot be established for any of these conditions as there is no evidence of their presence during service or at any time since separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions, and there is no evidence of their presence during service or at any time since separation.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastric Ulcer, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Left Hip Sprain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1440112
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