The Veteran's claim for service connection for a hematologic disability is denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current hematologic disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability is denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current respiratory disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg/hip disability is remanded due to inadequate rationale provided by the VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current hematologic disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current respiratory disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The VA examiner did not specifically address whether the Veteran’s diagnosed right hip strain was due to physical activity and training while wearing boots and carrying a machine gun.
- Claimed conditions
- hematologic disability, respiratory disability, right leg/hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21010973
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