The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and peptic ulcer disease as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.,The Board found that there was no continuity of symptomatology from active duty to current time.
The deciding factor: The post-service medical records do not show any complaints, diagnoses, or treatment for the claimed disabilities until many years after separation from active duty. The Veteran's statements and recollections are considered unreliable given the long gap between service and onset of symptoms.,There is no evidence showing that the current back disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and peptic ulcer disease are related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21013363
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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