The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for urethritis, spondylolysis of the lumbar spine, a disability manifested by fatigue with nausea and vomiting, and seizure disorder as secondary to Reiter's syndrome. The claim for increased evaluation of Reiter's syndrome was granted with an effective date of 2002.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection under any applicable diagnostic codes or theories of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- urethritis, spondylolysis of the lumbar spine, a disability manifested by fatigue with nausea and vomiting, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0207005
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What this means for you
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