The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for his gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, liver, and neurologic conditions, all claimed as due to undiagnosed illness from Persian Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit competent evidence showing plausible claims for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- diarrhea, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), heat and cold intolerance and decreased perspiration, elevated liver function studies, Guillain-Barre syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0010881
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in compliance with claims-processing rules.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for Guillain-Barre syndrome for an adequate toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diarrhea, as no communication indicating a formal or informal claim for this condition was received prior to March 18, 2024.
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