The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for a fracture of the right zygoma, service connection for weight gain secondary to medications prescribed for his service-connected disabilities, and service connection for arthritis of the upper back. The evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: There was no current disability found in relation to the veteran's claimed conditions, and the Board determined that the veteran's weight gain and upper spine condition were not related to his military service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right zygoma, arthritis of the upper back, weight gain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0124662
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