The appeal for service connection for a left eye disorder is denied. Appeals for right foot, elbow, wrist, and knee disorders are remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease that could have caused the current condition, and there is no credible lay evidence to support the Veteran's assertions regarding service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye lattice degeneration, right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis and healed fractures, right elbow strain, left elbow degenerative disease, bilateral upper extremity paresthesias, right wrist strain, right and left knee degenerative arthritis, low back degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20023059
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