The Board has determined that the veteran's symptoms of fatigue, weight loss, and other conditions are not service-connected due to lack of evidence supporting their onset or connection to her active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a chronic disability manifested by fatigue or weight loss during service or within one year post-service. The veteran's current symptoms have been associated with known clinical diagnoses, and there is insufficient evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, upper respiratory condition (throat swelling, sinus condition with headaches, loss of voice), joint and muscle pain, fatigue, weight loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0209114
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his military service.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fatigue and prurigo nodularis, both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
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