The Board found that the veteran's SLE with axonal neuropathy and neurogenic bowel and bladder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence directly linking the veteran's SLE with axonal neuropathy and neurogenic bowel and bladder to his period of military service or any applicable presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), Axonal neuropathy, Neurogenic bowel and bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2002
- Citation
- 0202629
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