The Veteran's claims for acid reflux, cervical spine disorder, upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, shoulder disorder, knee disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea have been denied as new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen these previously denied claims.,Service connection for costochondritis was also denied due to lack of a nexus between the condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service, including through exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other presumptive exposures. The Veteran's claims for acid reflux, cervical spine disorder, upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, shoulder disorder, knee disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea have not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- acid reflux, cervical spine disorder, bilateral upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral knee disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, costochondritis, chronic shortness of breath disorder, disorder of all four extremities, bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190079
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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