The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including migraine equivalent headaches with light-headedness and left-sided paresthesias, multiple allergies, lipomas, tinnitus, visual condition, degenerative disc disease at C5-6 and C6-7, diverticulitis (or bowel condition), and pulmonary nodule of the right upper lobe. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to chemicals.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's claimed disabilities and his active duty service, including exposure to carbon tetrachloride or other chemicals.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine, multiple allergies, lipomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025193
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