The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for his scar left leg, unstable, residuals of puncture wound is denied.,The previously denied claim for service connection for arthritis, left elbow, now claimed as an elbow condition has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, it remains denied.,The previously denied claim for service connection for thyroid disorder, now claimed as thyroid cancer, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. It remains denied.,The previously denied claim for service connection for back disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. It remains denied.,The previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. It remains denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the scar left leg, unstable, residuals of puncture wound warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- scar left leg, unstable, residuals of puncture wound, arthritis, left elbow, thyroid disorder, now claimed as thyroid cancer, back disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117191
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