The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, right leg sciatica, left leg sciatica, hip disabilities, ankle and foot disabilities, respiratory issues, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy have been denied as the evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not find any chronic or service-connected condition that could be linked to the Veteran's current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, right lower extremity sciatica associated with a back disability, left lower extremity sciatica associated with a back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, left ankle disability, left foot disability, right leg disability, respiratory disability (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis), Hodgkin’s lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004180
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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