The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, headache disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and TBI were denied. The effective dates for the grant of service connection for lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity peroneal nerve radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy have not been established.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic right hip disorder, headache disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and TBI were denied. The effective dates for the grant of service connection for left lateral low back scar and midline low back scar have been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a nexus between any claimed conditions and active service.,The Veteran's medical records do not show a diagnosis or treatment related to a chronic right hip disorder, headache disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, or TBI during his active service. The Veteran has also not provided sufficient credible evidence to support these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Hip Disorder","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Right Lower Extremity Disorder","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)","status":"Not Established"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005098
What this means for you
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