The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that none were incurred or aggravated by active service and not due to exposure in the Persian Gulf. The veteran's skin disability was not related to his military service, chronic fatigue is presumed due to service in the Persian Gulf, weight loss has no presumptive basis, parotidectomy is not service-connected, and hypothyroidism did not arise during or as a result of active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that none of the veteran's conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service. The skin disability was not related to his first period of service, chronic fatigue is presumed due to service in the Persian Gulf, weight loss has no presumptive basis, parotidectomy is not service-connected, and hypothyroidism did not arise during or as a result of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (including lipomas, melanomas and a skin rash), undiagnosed illness resulting in chronic fatigue, undiagnosed illness resulting in weight loss, parotidectomy, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0202228
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