The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been denied as there is no competent evidence showing that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during a period of honorable service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to a period of honorable service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), gout, right shoulder sprain, left shoulder sprain, left olecranon osteophyte, right hip sprain, left hip sprain, right foot bunion, left foot first metatarsophalangeal joint degenerative arthritis and bunion, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), migraines, right leg numbness, left leg numbness, dry eyes, bilateral hearing loss, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), seborrheic dermatitis (claimed as skin and face rash), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with insomnia, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20061390
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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