The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including right shoulder disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for costochondritis is also denied due to lack of objective medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no objective medical evidence of any of the claimed disorders, and concluded that there was no current disability present. The Veteran did not provide sufficient credible evidence to rebut this finding.,There was no objective medical evidence of costochondritis or a relevant disorder, as determined by the December 2014 VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, costochondritis, lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133503
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has costochondritis or muscle pain in the chest that is related to his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left wrist disorder to obtain an addendum opinion, as the previous opinions were based on inaccurate factual premises.
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