The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an eye disorder, heart condition, gastrointestinal disorder, skin disorder, psychiatric disorder, and anemia, are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of service connection under the provisions of law.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that any of the veteran's claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service, including due to undiagnosed illness or exposure to environmental factors during her Gulf War service. The diagnoses provided are consistent with known clinical causes and do not meet the criteria for service connection under provisions pertaining to undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder (Refractive Error), Heart Condition (Premature Supraventricular Tachycardia with Dual AV Nodal Re-Entry, Status Post Ablation), Gastrointestinal Disorder, Skin Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder (Anxiety and Insomnia), Anemia, Joint Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0316649
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What this means for you
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