The Board has denied service connection for various scarring conditions and knee, hip, ankle, and leg disorders due to the absence of a current disability. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further examination and consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have any currently diagnosed disabilities related to his claimed conditions, as he testified that he does not have any scars other than those on his face.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Scarring, Right Shoulder Scarring, Right Hip Scarring, Left Knee and Left Leg Scarring (including knee abrasions), Right Knee and Right Leg Scarring (including knee abrasions), Head/Face Scarring, Sciatic Nerve Pain - Left Hip, Sciatic Nerve Pain - Right Hip, Left Knee Pain (claimed as left lower extremities), Right Knee Pain (claimed as right lower extremities), Left Leg Pain (claimed as left lower extremities), Right Leg Pain (claimed as right lower extremities), Right Ankle Disorder, Left Achilles Tendon Disorder, Right Achilles Tendon Disorder, Right Great Toenail Removal, Chronic Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24006905
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