The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including blindness, glaucoma, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder pain, elbow and wrist swelling, toe numbness, leg numbness, jaw joint pain, hip joint swelling, knee and ankle pain, bilateral pes planus, foot bunions, rib fracture discomfort, hand weakness, left hand swelling, tonsillitis, dizzy spells, fatigue, pharyngitis, allergy disorder, breathing disorder, sleep apnea, heart condition, ulcer, gastritis, gastrointestinal problems, GERD, kidney disorder, lipoma, obesity, arm numbness and pain, and finger numbness. The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for these conditions.,The Veteran's TBI claim is also denied as there was no in-service head injury or related condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because the medical records do not show any chronic diseases within one year of separation from service, and the evidence does not support a finding that any current disabilities are related to service. The Veteran's TBI claim is denied as there was no in-service head injury or related condition.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness, glaucoma, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic right shoulder pain, chronic left shoulder pain, left elbow joint swelling, right elbow joint swelling, right wrist joint swelling, left wrist joint swelling, numbness, pain, and stiffness in the right toes, numbness, pain, and stiffness in the left toes, numbness, pain, and tingling in the left leg, jaw joint pain and swelling, right hip joint swelling, left hip joint swelling, right knee pain, left knee pain, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, bilateral pes planus, left foot bunion, right foot bunion, musculoskeletal discomfort due to a rib fracture, right hand weakness, joint swelling in the left hand, tonsillitis, dizzy spells, chronic fatigue, pharyngitis, allergy disorder, breathing disorder, sleep apnea, heart disorder manifested by an irregular heartbeat and a heart murmur, ulcer, gastritis, gastrointestinal disorder manifested by gas and stomach problems, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), kidney disorder, lipoma of the left chest, obesity, numbness and pain in the left arm, numbness, pain, and stiffness in the left fingers, numbness, pain, and stiffness in the right fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21076804
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