The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service and are not presumed to be related to his military service. The stomach, sleep, and heart disabilities have been medically demonstrated after service but do not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the veteran's claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated during service or are due to an undiagnosed illness. The stomach, sleep, and heart disabilities have been medically demonstrated after service but do not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability, leishmaniasis, psychiatric disability (including post-traumatic stress disorder), stomach disability, disability manifested by coughing up blood, headaches, sleep disability, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0024925
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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