The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions including COPD, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, and a psychiatric disorder. The appeal includes issues related to these conditions.,The Veteran seeks service connection for hypertension. She contends that her condition began during active duty due to stress from basic training.,The Veteran claims service connection for sickle cell anemia. She asserts that the condition was present at birth but worsened by military service, particularly smoking and marching with a thumb extended during basic training.,The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, dyslexia (claimed as inaptitude), and schizoid disorder. She contends these conditions are related to her sickle cell trait and stress from active duty.,The Veteran claims service connection for residuals of stroke, which she attributes to her sickle cell trait and hypertension.,She seeks service connection for a left knee disability, alleging injury during basic training while using a floor buffer. She also contends that marching with a thumb extended caused damage to her right thumb.,She requests service connection for a lumbar spine disability, attributing it to injuries sustained in service while using a floor cleaner and marching with a thumb extended.,The Veteran seeks service connection for a right thumb condition, alleging injury during basic training.

The deciding factor: The appeal includes issues related to the Veteran's claimed conditions. The Veteran asserts that her conditions are related to active duty due to stress from basic training and smoking habits.,The Veteran contends that her hypertension began in service due to stress from basic training, which she experienced during active duty.,She claims that her sickle cell anemia was present at birth but worsened by military service. She attributes the worsening to smoking and marching with a thumb extended during basic training.,The Veteran argues that her acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her sickle cell trait and stress from active duty, including basic training and marching with a thumb extended.,She contends that her residuals of stroke are due to her sickle cell trait and hypertension. She also claims that her left knee disability was caused by injuries sustained in service while using a floor cleaner and marching with a thumb extended.,The Veteran asserts that her right thumb condition is related to injury during basic training, specifically from marching with a thumb extended.,The appeal includes issues related to the Veteran's claimed conditions. The Veteran contends that these conditions are related to active duty due to stress from basic training and smoking habits.

Claimed conditions

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, sickle cell anemia, acquired psychiatric disorder, acquired residuals of stroke, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability, right thumb condition

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 28, 2017

Citation

1760557

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