The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis in multiple joints to include lumbosacral spine, cervical spine, and bilateral wrists; an eye disability (cataracts); a CVA; chronic kidney disease; hypertension; diabetes mellitus, type II; peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities; peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities; and CAD. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for arthritis in multiple joints.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claim for service connection for arthritis in multiple joints, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of the other conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in multiple joints to include lumbosacral spine, cervical spine, and bilateral wrists, eye disability (cataracts), cerebral vascular accident (CVA), chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142367
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