The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory and stomach disabilities, both claimed as due to undiagnosed illnesses. The Board found that the veteran's conditions were not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are attributed to known clinical diagnoses (allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis) or post-service medical history, and there is no clear evidence of undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illnesses as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, Stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0216231
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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