The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, bilateral shin splints, right knee and left knee disabilities, right hip disability, right shoulder disability, heart disorder (claimed as a heart murmur), and gastrointestinal disorder.,The Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations scheduled in 2022 and 2023 was noted. The Board found that the Veteran failed without good cause to comply with the remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively weigh in favor of a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to service or had reached the level of functional impairment of earning capacity during the appeal period.,The Veteran failed without good cause to report for VA examinations scheduled in 2022 and 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, bilateral shin splints, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, right shoulder disability, heart disorder (claimed as heart murmur), gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23045649
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