The veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of any disability in question being incurred or aggravated during his active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the claimed disabilities were present during service, and none are shown to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity disability, osteomyelitis, spinal meningitis, Guillain Barre syndrome, myopathy, hyperpathia, hyperesthesia, hyperalgesia, cyanosis, acrocyanosis, ataxia, hypertonia, fasciculation, tremor, and 'decomposition of movement', bilateral foot disability, chronic residuals of infections, PTSD, personality disorder, organic brain syndrome with seizures and syncope, photophobia, hearing loss disability, chronic ear infection disability, herpes zoster (claimed as 'herpes roster'), headache disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0203428
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims regarding entitlement to service connection for a headache disability and entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 29, 2014, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for right tibiofibular ligament strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
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