The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of recurrent epistaxis, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ear hearing loss, patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee), patellofemoral pain syndrome (right knee), trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis (left hip), and trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis (right hip).
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of recurrent epistaxis, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ear hearing loss, patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee), patellofemoral pain syndrome (right knee), trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis (left hip), and trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis (right hip).
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent epistaxis (claimed as nose condition), right foot plantar fasciitis, left ear hearing loss, patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee, trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis, left hip, trochanteris pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis, right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187665
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