The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's statements alone are not considered sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and his period of active service or captivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disorder (including optic atrophy associated with malnutrition), Hypertensive cardiovascular disease with congestive failure, Sexual dysfunction, Cervical spondylosis, Degenerative arthritis of the acromioclavicular joints, bilaterally, Degenerative arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0002053
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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