The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of exposure to gas, exhaustion, fatigue, anaphylactic shock, and a left knee disorder are not well grounded. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder is also denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking the current disability to service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's statements regarding in-service exposures and symptoms do not provide sufficient credible evidence to establish a link between his current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of exposure to gas, exhaustion, fatigue, anaphylactic shock, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0023201
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to obtain a new examination that adequately addresses all pertinent evidence of record.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis was dismissed due to a untimely notice of disagreement. The left knee disorder claim is remanded for further action.
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