The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a mouth condition. The claims for sebaceous cysts with acne rosacea, miliaria rubra, tinea corporis, prurigo nodularis, and folliculitis were well grounded. The claim for Reiter's syndrome/polyarthralgia was also well grounded. However, the claims for bilateral leg pains due to fractures and back pain other than Reiter's syndrome/polyarthralgia were not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between any current conditions and service, except for the well-grounded claim for Reiter's syndrome/polyarthralgia.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Mouth Condition (claimed as pain right maxilla), Sebaceous Cysts with Acne Rosacea, Miliaria Rubra, Tinea Corporis, Prurigo Nodularis, and Folliculitis, Reiter's Syndrome/Polyarthralgia, Bilateral Leg Pains (claimed as due to fractures), Back Pain, other than Reiter's Syndrome/Polyarthralgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0019503
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