The Board denied service connection for obesity (claimed as weight problems) due to the lack of a disability for which service connection can be granted.,Service connection was also denied for right hand disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The Board found no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current disability related to service-connected diabetes mellitus resulting in obesity.,There was no documented right hand injury during service, and the preponderance of evidence does not support a relationship between any current right hand disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obesity, Right Hand Disorder (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Ulnar Nerve Sensory Motor Neuropathy), Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18151170
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