The Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia was denied as there were no in-service complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to the condition.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension secondary to PTSD was also denied due to lack of evidence showing these conditions began within one year post-service.,Bilateral knee degenerative joint disease was found not related to service based on a lack of in-service complaints, treatment, or diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any in-service complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to anemia. The medical evidence does not show that his hypertension had its onset within one year post-service and the examiner found no significant knee injury during service.,There are no in-service complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to erectile dysfunction and hypertension. The Veteran's PTSD did not cause permanent aggravation of these conditions.,The Veteran did not have a diagnosis of arthritis in the knees within one year post-service and there was no evidence showing that his knee pain during service caused his degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- A19000948
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