The Board found that the veteran's osteoarthritis and respiratory disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of service during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the veteran's claims for service connection based on direct service incurrence or aggravation, and there was no indication that his conditions were related to an undiagnosed illness from service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0300460
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What this means for you
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