The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hip and feet pain as secondary to an undiagnosed illness due to lack of evidence supporting a qualifying chronic disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have a diagnosed condition that could be attributed to her Gulf War service, and her statements regarding causation were deemed insufficient medical expertise.
- Claimed conditions
- hip pain, feet pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0216643
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