The Board found no current medical diagnosis for the claimed conditions of allergies, tendonitis of the left wrist, elevated cholesterol readings, and syncope or blackouts. Therefore, service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition in any of the issues raised by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Left Wrist Tendonitis, Elevated Cholesterol Readings, Syncope or Blackouts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031740
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for allergies, a lung condition, a sinus condition, and fatigue (characterized as chronic fatigue syndrome) because the evidence did not support finding current disabilities during the pendency of the claims or contemporaneous to their filing.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and left hip strain. The initial ratings for left wrist tendonitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease were also denied.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for allergies, bilateral hip disabilities, bilateral knee disabilities, lower back disability, and right foot, second toe disability due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's Disease, a back disability, and bilateral wrist tendonitis to obtain additional VA opinions.
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