The Board denied service connection for TBI, left knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral eye disability, and bilateral foot disability. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a nexus between the disabilities and his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions had their onset in or were otherwise related to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Left Knee Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Bilateral Shoulder Disability (including Degenerative Joint Disease), Lumbar Spine Disability (including Degenerative Disease), Bilateral Eye Disability (including Retinopathy, Cataracts and Dry Eye Syndrome), Bilateral Foot Disability (including Gout and Dermatophytic Infection), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144720
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records from Mays & Schnapp Pain Management and schedule the Veteran for additional medical examinations.
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