The Veteran's service connection claims for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and Tinea Pedis are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's service connection claim for Recurrent Tinnitus is granted based on her credible testimony about the onset and continuity of symptoms. The Board finds that she has competent, credible testimony regarding tinnitus.,The Veteran's service connection claims for Anemia, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Left Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Right Foot Plantar Fasciitis are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also finds that the Veteran did not have a knee condition, carpal tunnel syndrome, or plantar fasciitis in service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Insomnia was referred back to the Regional Office for appropriate development and adjudication.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and Tinea Pedis. The Veteran did not provide evidence of a current disability, and her claims are denied.,The Veteran's testimony about tinnitus was found to be credible, and the Board granted service connection for recurrent tinnitus based on her competent, credible testimony.,There is no evidence of Anemia, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or Left Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome during or within one year after service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have these conditions in service.,The Veteran's claim for Insomnia was referred back to the Regional Office for appropriate development and adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Tinea Pedis, Recurrent Tinnitus, Anemia, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Left Extremity Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Right Foot Plantar Fasciitis, Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22068920
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