The veteran's claimed disabilities are not service connected due to lack of evidence showing they were incurred or aggravated during his active duty in the Persian Gulf.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to support a finding that any of the veteran's claimed conditions were caused by an undiagnosed illness related to his military service, including those in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disability, Upper Back Disability, Low Back Disability, Multiple Joint Pain, Boils in the Ears, Lumps in the Groin, Night Sweats, Sore Throat, Headaches, Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0208976
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What this means for you
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