The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hair loss, menstrual irregularity, and knee joint pain as undiagnosed illnesses due to her military service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War. The Board found that there was no evidence of a relationship between these conditions and an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA examination concluded that the veteran's knee complaints were unrelated to her service-related duties, and her hair loss and menstrual irregularities have been diagnosed as specific medical conditions rather than undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- Hair loss, Menstrual irregularity, Knee joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0305690
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