Service connection was granted for the service-connected idiopathic cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure but denied for other conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to service or undiagnosed illnesses.
The deciding factor: The veteran's memory loss, sweats and fevers, vision loss, joint pain, and skin disorder were not shown to be related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness attributable to his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory loss, Sweats and fevers, Vision loss, Joint pain (shoulders, knees), Skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0103915
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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