The Veteran's appeal for right elbow disability was withdrawn prior to the Board's decision.,There is no evidence of a current disability manifested by muscle spasms or bilateral hip disability. The Veteran has not been shown to have these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent and credible evidence does not establish that the Veteran currently suffers from any of the claimed disabilities, including muscle spasms, bilateral hip disability, TBI with memory loss and cognitive dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disability, Muscle spasms of the back, neck, shoulders and legs, Bilateral hip disability, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Memory loss secondary to TBI, Cognitive dysfunction secondary to TBI, Fibromyalgia, Cervical spine disability, Low back disability, Vertigo, Tinnitus, Fatigue, to include as secondary to psychiatric disability, Sleep disorder, to include as secondary to psychiatric disability, Headaches, to include as secondary to cervical spine disability, Bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, Psychiatric disability, to include on a secondary basis, Fibroids with total hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18123099
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