The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, and eye conditions. The evidence did not show any in-service injury or incident that could be linked to these conditions.,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed disability related to the claimed ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, or eye disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence linking any of the Veteran's current disabilities to his active service. The STRs were unavailable due to a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973.,There is no medical or lay evidence showing an in-service injury or incident related to these conditions, and the disabilities are not shown to have developed within the presumptive period after service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, neck disability, back disability, GERD, hypertension, left eye disability, right eye disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2020
- Citation
- A20016575
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