The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric, neurological, respiratory, and vision disorders are not well grounded as there is no credible evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to support a finding of in-service exposure to mustard gas or any resulting disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder, Neurological disorder (peripheral/diffuse neuropathy), Chronic respiratory disorder, Vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0021911
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, plantar fasciitis, sleep apnea, vision disorder, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis due to untimely filings or lack of a valid appeal.
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