Service connection for anemia, brain tumor, sleep disability other than sleep apnea (claimed as insomnia), left shoulder strain, muscle spasms of the back, chest, and neck, skin disability (rash on stomach and arms), respiratory disability (shortness of breath), rhinorrhea, cyst of the left eye, bilateral leg claudication, and gastroenteritis is denied.,The Veteran's service treatment records are negative for complaints, diagnoses, or treatments related to these conditions. The post-service medical records do not provide evidence of current disabilities for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the presence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, brain tumor, sleep disability other than sleep apnea (claimed as insomnia), left shoulder strain, muscle spasms of the back, chest, and neck, skin disability (rash on stomach and arms), respiratory disability (shortness of breath), rhinorrhea, cyst of the left eye, bilateral leg claudication, gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196289
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for rhinorrhea and denied initial compensable evaluations for headaches and left knee disability, while remanding the claim for a respiratory disorder.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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