The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability (to include major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder) is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for syncope is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish current diagnoses of the claimed conditions, nor do they result in functional impairment. The Veteran did not have a diagnosis of vertigo or any other condition at his separation examination and there are no objective findings to support these claims.,There is insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of syncope. The examiner indicated that the Veteran likely has vasovagal syncope but did not address whether it had its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24049278
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What this means for you
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