The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, PTSD, depression, allergies, a right leg disability, bilateral shoulder disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, hair loss, sleep apnea, and low back and neck disabilities are denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence of the claimed conditions. The Veteran has not provided credible lay reports of symptoms related to these conditions, and her assertions have been found lacking due to a lack of medical training and expertise.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied because there is no persuasive evidence that she had ringing in the ears during or shortly after service. The earliest suggestion of tinnitus came from her April 2022 VA claim, which precludes presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, allergies, right leg disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, hair loss, sleep apnea, low back disability, neck disability, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074780
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