The Veteran's right arm condition is not related to his service, and he does not have a current thyroid condition that can be linked to his service.,For the period following April 27, 2017, the Veteran has a left Achilles tendon disability with limited motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of a right arm or thyroid condition related to service and the current left Achilles tendon disability was found to be less than marked.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Arm Condition, Thyroid Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111598
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Decisions by this judge: 1,071 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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