The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence supporting his allegations.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not present any medical evidence to support his claims for service connection, and no current disabilities were identified by VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability, bilateral elbow disability, degenerative joint disease of the hands, fevers and hot flashes, residuals of removal of adenoma of the sigmoid colon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0022536
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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