The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any current disabilities related to his service, including urinary tract infections, poor vision, hearing loss disability, and gastrointestinal disorders. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of chronic or persistent disabilities during service or within one year post-service, nor are there sufficient medical records linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection, Poor Vision, Hearing Loss Disability, Gastrointestinal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0308985
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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