The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that they are not well grounded and thus do not meet the criteria for compensation under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient objective indications of chronic disability attributable to an undiscovered illness during or after active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the right knee, pes planus, major depressive disorder, alopecia (claimed as hair loss due to undiagnosed illness), seborrheic dermatitis (claimed as skin disorder due to undiagnosed illness), flu-like symptoms (claimed as flu-like symptoms due to undiagnosed illness), sinus disorder due to undiagnosed illness, sore gums due to undiagnosed illness, muscle soreness due to undiagnosed illness, hemorrhoids, thyroid disorder due to undiagnosed illness, sleep disturbance with fatigue due to undiagnosed illness, vaginal infections due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0000955
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hip degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle and knee conditions, and major depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected knee and ankle conditions. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
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