The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability, or causal relationship to service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive medical evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed conditions to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disability (Barrett's esophagus and GERD), Left Knee Disability, Hypertension, Vocal Cord Disability, Frey syndrome with cranial nerve V impairment, Parotidectomy Scar, Severe Left Spastic Sternocleidomastoid Muscle (Torticollis), Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity associated with severe left spastic sternocleoid muscle, Cranial Nerve VII Disability, Partial Paralytic Ptosis with Dry Eye Syndrome of the Left Eye, Condylar Impairment of the Left Mandible, Additional Residuals of Parotidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23014786
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