The Board has determined that the Veteran's right Achilles tendon disorder, jaundice, and right ear puncture are related to his service. The claims for jaundice and right ear puncture are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is sufficient evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's right Achilles tendon disorder, jaundice, and right ear puncture are related to his service, but he does not have current diagnoses for jaundice or a recurrent condition resulting from a right ear puncture.
- Claimed conditions
- right Achilles tendon disorder, jaundice, right ear puncture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1829451
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's non-VA emergency medical expenses incurred on February 14, 2024 are granted as the treatment was for an emergent condition (jaundice) and a VA facility was not feasibly available.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication for several service connection claims but denied others, and remanded some for further examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal in February 2023, and the Board dismissed the case.
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