The Board found that the appellant's gastrointestinal symptoms are attributable to known clinical diagnoses and not due to an undiagnosed illness. The claims for skin disorder, eye disability, chronic bacterial infection, sleep impairment, concentration difficulty, memory impairment, anxiety, depression, and dysthymia were also denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant's gastrointestinal symptoms are attributable to known clinical diagnoses (gastroesophageal reflux, hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome) rather than an undiagnosed illness or a direct service connection. The other claims were denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, skin disorder, disability of the eyes (blurred vision and flashes), chronic bacterial infection, sleep impairment, concentration difficulty, memory impairment, anxiety, depression, dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0011294
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