The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist disorder, bilateral knee DJD, right hand disorder, and bilateral hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected DM Type II with ED.,The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a digestive disorder, including GERD, hiatal hernia, polyps, and IBS, as secondary to his service-connected DM Type II with ED.
The deciding factor: There was no probative medical evidence or opinion suggesting a causal relationship between the Veteran’s current right wrist, right hand, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disorders and his service-connected DM Type II with ED. The examiners provided a complete rationale for the stated opinions, citing to a detailed review of the evidence of record as well as numerous medical treatises.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disorder, Bilateral knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), Right hand disorder, Bilateral hip disorder, Digestive disorder, including GERD, hiatal hernia, polyps, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125094
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