The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, bilateral ear disorder, bilateral hand disorder, and lip disorder. The decision is based on the lack of evidence showing a current disability or a relationship to service.,There are no current diagnoses for the claimed conditions, and the medical opinions provided do not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is not considered due to her service as there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service. The other claims were denied based on lack of current diagnoses and insufficient medical evidence linking the conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder (claimed as low back condition), bilateral ear disorder, bilateral hand disorder, lip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23009034
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