The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and those related to undiagnosed illnesses from service in the Southwest Asian theater, are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of any of these conditions or establish their relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is insufficient to meet the criteria for service connection as outlined by the VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, cyst on right calf, colon polyps, headaches due to undiagnosed illness, low back disorder due to undiagnosed illness, right knee disorder due to undiagnosed illness, right shoulder disorder due to undiagnosed illness, skin rash due to undiagnosed illness, night sweats due to undiagnosed illness, short term memory loss due to undiagnosed illness, upper gastrointestinal disorder (burning in the throat) due to undiagnosed illness, fatigue and sleep problems due to undiagnosed illness, mucosal swelling of nasal passages due to undiagnosed illness, lower gastrointestinal disorder due to undiagnosed illness, bilateral wrist pain due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008683
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