The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle pain, skin disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder are all denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his first period of service.,Service connection cannot be granted on a direct basis because the Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records from his first period of service do not show complaints or treatment for any of the claimed conditions. The post-service medical records are also silent for complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to these conditions.,There is no competent evidence linking the current disabilities to the Veteran’s active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle pain, skin disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126741
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
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