The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back, cervical spine, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, bilateral shoulder, bilateral ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities did not manifest during active service or are otherwise related to such service. As a result, these claims for service connection have been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found significantly probative as they considered all relevant evidence of record and provided rationale for their conclusions that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are less likely than not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- low_back_disability, cervical_spine_disability, radiculopathy_right_upper_extremity, bilateral_shoulder_disability, bilateral_ankle_disability, bilateral_feet_disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1827960
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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