The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including corneal abrasion of the right eye and undiagnosed illness-related symptoms such as joint pain, memory loss, headaches, fatigue with weight gain, and shortness of breath, are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims lack sufficient medical evidence to substantiate the presence of current disabilities or a connection between his service and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal abrasion of the right eye, joint pain as due to undiagnosed illness (back and knees), memory loss as due to undiagnosed illness, headaches as due to undiagnosed illness, fatigue with weight gain as due to undiagnosed illness, shortness of breath as due to undiagnosed illness, gastrointestinal disorder as due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0021695
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What this means for you
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