The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, low back disability, and tingling in the feet as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection could not be established because the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis or chronic condition during service or within one year after discharge.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show cirrhosis of the liver, low back disability, or tingling in the feet during service or within one year after discharge. The Board found that there was no competent and credible evidence linking these conditions to service.,There were no objective diagnoses of the Veteran's current low back disability until 2015, which is decades after his separation from service. The VA examiner concluded that the current degenerative joint disease was less likely than not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis of the liver, low back disability, tingling in the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- A19000893
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