The Board found that the veteran's sleep disturbances, swelling of hands and feet, and skin rash were all due to an undiagnosed illness during service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records showed no evidence of these conditions prior to service or after service until they reappeared during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances, swelling of the hands and feet, symptoms involving the skin
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0305165
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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