The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder disability, fatigue including chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal disorder, anemia, and skin disability. Service connection was granted for headaches.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence indicated that the Veteran's current disabilities were not related to his military service, and there was no objective medical evidence supporting a link between any of these conditions and his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine degenerative disc disease","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"left shoulder arthritis","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder adhesive capsulitis","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"gastrointestinal disorder manifested by chronic pain, bleeding, colon polyps, and duodenitis","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"anemia","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"skin disability manifested by moles, eczema, and/or lichen simplex","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"hair loss (male pattern baldness)","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"headaches","status":"granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129258
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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