The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of well-groundedness, and requested additional medical evidence from SSA.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to support his claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomegaly, weight loss, skin disorder, kidney disorder, neurological disorder of the feet, anemia, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118175
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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