The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is insufficient evidence of a current disability in the claimed conditions. The VA examiners provided clear and persuasive opinions that the current conditions are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the current conditions do not exist or are unrelated to service, based on clinical evaluations and medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Otitis Externa (right ear), Chronic Otitis Externa (left ear), Left Knee Injury, Left Little Finger DJD, Right Calf Pain, Left Calf Pain, Bilateral Eye Disorder, Left Ankle DJD and Instability, Right Ankle Instability, Chest Pain, Right Rib Contusion and Costochondritis, Gonorrhea, Hallux Valgus (Bunions, both feet)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1751373
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