The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right and left ear hearing loss, degenerative arthritis in the arms, elbows, legs, sleep apnea, colon disorder, corns on the feet, fibromyalgia, and diabetes mellitus. The Veteran was not diagnosed with any of these conditions during or after his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current diagnoses for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, degenerative arthritis in the right arm, degenerative arthritis in the left arm, degenerative arthritis in the right elbow, degenerative arthritis in the left elbow, degenerative arthritis in the right leg, degenerative arthritis in the left leg, sleep apnea, colon disorder, corns on the feet, fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175910
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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