The Board has denied all the veteran's claims for service connection, finding that none of his claimed conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any chronic residuals from insect bites or lower extremity pain. The psychiatric disorder is not linked to service. Hair loss and defective vision were not found to be service-connected. Right wrist pain and impotence are not considered service-related. Memory loss was also deemed unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of insect bites, pain in lower extremities, psychiatric disorder, hair loss, defective vision, right wrist pain, impotence, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0212641
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What this means for you
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