The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy, depression with a sleep disorder, cardiovascular disorder, influenza and colds, weakness and fatigue, noise and light sensitivity, and Raynaud's disease. The reasons were that there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year thereafter, and the veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to support his claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service or any presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, depression with a sleep disorder, cardiovascular disorder (with heart palpitations and profuse sweating), influenza and colds, weakness and fatigue, noise and light sensitivity, Raynaud's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0101430
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What this means for you
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