The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, left foot, and right foot disabilities as well as a heart disability.,The Board also denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
The deciding factor: There is no credible and probative lay or medical evidence indicating the Veteran’s left and right shoulder disabilities, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, left and right foot disabilities, and heart disability are related to any in-service incident or event.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20040020
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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