The Board found no well-grounded claims for service connection of the claimed conditions as they are not related to active military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms, including sinus condition, skin rash, loose stools/diarrhea, shoulder pain, hip pain, and fatigue, were not shown to be directly related to his Persian Gulf War service or any other service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus condition, skin rash, loose stools/diarrhea, shoulder pain, hip pain, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0003022
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
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