The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left wrist pain, back degeneration, right knee arthritis, skin condition, sleep disturbance, kidney issues, bladder problems, and PTSD with depression and anxiety. The Veteran's claims are not supported by evidence of in-service onset or a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to the claimed conditions that had their onset during service or were otherwise linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Condition","claimed_condition":"Severe degenerative arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Left Wrist Condition","claimed_condition":"Painful shooting spasm"}, {"condition_name":"Back Condition","claimed_condition":"Degenerative arthritis with limited mobility"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Condition","claimed_condition":"Severe degenerative arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Skin Condition","claimed_condition":"Athletic foot manifested by rashes, dryness and thickness"}, {"condition_name":"Sleep Disturbance","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Condition","claimed_condition":"Daily blood in urine"}, {"condition_name":"Bladder Condition","claimed_condition":"Severe urinary incontinence"}, {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depression and Anxiety","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"High Cholesterol","claimed_condition":"Laboratory finding, not a disability for which service connection can be granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184546
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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