The Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg shin splints, a left wrist condition, and an undiagnosed illness were denied as there was no evidence of current disability or causal relationship to service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis related to the claimed conditions and the medical records do not show any objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an illness or combination of illnesses manifested by signs or symptoms such as those listed in the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg shin splints, left wrist condition, undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074734
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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