The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were well-grounded, but denied them due to lack of new and material evidence for hypertension on a direct basis. The other claims related to undiagnosed illnesses are considered plausible.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension on a direct basis. However, the claims for service connection for hematuria, joint pain and fatigue, submental lymphadenopathy as due to an undiagnosed illness were found to be plausible.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, hematuria, joint pain and fatigue, tingling of the arms and legs, submental lymphadenopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0019886
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