The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions as due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for hearing loss, skin disorder, a condition claimed as loss of appetite, diarrhea, constipation and weight loss, loss of vision, tinnitus, headaches as due to an undiagnosed illness, cardiovascular signs as due to an undiagnosed illness, and muscle pain and cramps as due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, skin disorder, loss of appetite, diarrhea, constipation and weight loss, loss of vision, tinnitus, headaches as due to an undiagnosed illness, cardiovascular signs as due to an undiagnosed illness, muscle pain and cramps as due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0310416
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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