The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic diarrhea is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of this appeal.,Service connection for muscle and bone pain in the left leg is denied because the Veteran does not have a diagnosed condition, and any symptoms he experienced are not related to his military service.,The Veteran's claim for asthma is granted as there is sufficient evidence to establish that he had asthma during active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of chronic diarrhea in the record. The Veteran's complaints were acute and resolved within a short period postservice, with no indication of a chronic disability.,The Veteran does not have a diagnosed left leg condition. His symptoms are attributed to his long history of alcohol abuse rather than service. There is no evidence linking his current muscle and bone pain in the left leg to his military service.,There is sufficient medical evidence showing that the Veteran had asthma during active duty, including a diagnosis from a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic diarrhea, Muscle and bone pain in the left leg, Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157789
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