The Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates have been denied.,The Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the awards of service connection or other benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that any of the conditions claimed by the Veteran were incurred in or aggravated by military service, or are otherwise related to his active duty. The RO considered all relevant evidence and determined that no earlier effective dates could be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm radiculopathy, left wrist disability, right first toe paronychia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left foot degenerative arthritis, residuals of left varicocelectomy, residuals under Diagnostic Code 7524 of right orchiectomy following testicular cancer, erectile dysfunction, nephrolithiasis with benign neoplasm of the reproductive system, status post right orchiectomy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, migraines, left elbow disability, right elbow epicondylitis, tinea pedis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, affecting the ilio-inguinal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, affecting the external cutaneous nerve, left shin splints, right shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24017438
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- Remanded (sent back)
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