The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity disabilities, heart disease including ischemic heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and hypertension as they are not related to the Veteran's military service.,Service treatment records were negative for diagnoses of these conditions. The post-service medical evidence also did not show a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran did not have any of the claimed disabilities during or after his military service, and there is no credible evidence linking them to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right lower extremity disability (other than already service-connected disabilities)"}, {"condition_name":"Left lower extremity disability (other than already service-connected disabilities)"}, {"condition_name":"Heart disease included ischemic heart disease"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177924
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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