The Board denied service connection for right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids.,The Veteran's appeals for headaches, cell-mediated immunity, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral elbow disability, keratosis pilaris on back of arms (also claimed as skin condition), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal disability other than GERD, bilateral knee disability, and Gulf War Illness/Syndrome were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a right shoulder injury in service and concluded that the current right shoulder disability is not related to service. The Veteran's hearing loss was also not shown by VA standards, and there was no indication of hemorrhoids currently.,The appeals for other conditions were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19179791
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