The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a heart disability at the time of his August 2009 claim and has not had one since. For the other conditions, the evidence does not support service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis for any of the claimed disabilities, and the VA examiner's opinion that the Veteran's back problems are unrelated to his service was given based on the absence of objective data at the time of examination. The Veteran did not have a heart disability since his August 2009 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Irregular bowel movements and irritation, Sleep disorder, Heart disability, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), Right elbow disability, Left elbow disability, Right shoulder disability, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1527716
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and a nasal disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding that the Veteran's current heart diagnoses are not related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the case for further action on heart disability. The decision regarding right shoulder disability is that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
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