The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions, including skin problems, visual difficulties, headaches and dizziness, liver disease or disability, cardiovascular disorder, runny nose, fever, intolerance to cold, and elevated cholesterol levels.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any of these current disabilities to the veteran's period of active service, particularly his combat service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- skin problems (including tinea pedis, onychomycosis, chloracne, folliculitis of the scalp and chest, acne of the back and chest, and sebaceous cysts of the right ear lobe and scalp), visual difficulties (to include irritation to the eyes), headaches and dizziness, liver disease or liver disability manifested by pain, cardiovascular disorder, runny nose, fever, and intolerance to cold, elevated cholesterol levels
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0214908
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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