The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded, and thus denied them. The claim for an increased rating was considered well-grounded.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's claimed conditions and his period of active duty service or any other basis for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Patellar Tendinitis, Fatigue, Bleeding Gums, Arthralgia (Joint Pain), Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0003637
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