The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C has been dismissed.,Service connection was denied for bilateral hip disorder, sinus disorder, headache disorder, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to lack of current disabilities or recent diagnoses prior to the filing of a claim.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current disabilities related to the claimed conditions during service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disorder, Sinus Disorder, Headache Disorder, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145845
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Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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