The Board denied service connection for urinary, skin, jock itch, costochondritis, and sleep disorder conditions due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a causal relationship with military service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as it had been granted in a September 2023 rating decision. The claims for left wrist, right wrist, right forearm scar, and abdominal conditions were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record did not indicate the presence of current diagnoses or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary condition, Skin condition, Jock itch, Costochondritis, Sleep disorder, Left wrist disability, Right wrist disability, Right forearm scar, Abdominal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000186
What this means for you
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