The Veteran's liver disorder and stroke were denied service connection as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to his military service.,Service connection for the left-hand condition, right-hand arthritis, right knee arthritis, left leg disorder, right hip disorder, and thoracolumbar spine disorder (claimed as back condition) were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The jungle rash was also denied as there is no evidence it is related to the Veteran's service.,Service connection for hypertension was granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the simple cysts of the liver are an incidental and clinically insignificant finding, and the Veteran has no current diagnosis of hepatitis. The medical records do not establish a current disability or link to his military service.,The July 2016 VA examination did not find any evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's stroke. The Veteran had a stroke in 2004, and there is no new evidence showing a current disability or a link to his military service.,There was no medical evidence linking the left-hand condition, right-hand arthritis, right knee arthritis, left leg disorder, right hip disorder, and thoracolumbar spine disorder (claimed as back condition) to the Veteran's military service. The jungle rash was also not related to the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, stroke, left-hand condition (claimed as bilateral hand condition), right-hand arthritis (claimed as bilateral hand condition), right knee arthritis (claimed as bilateral leg condition), left leg disorder (claimed as bilateral leg condition), right hip disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder (claimed as back condition), jungle rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19121026
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