The veteran's claims for service connection are denied as his conditions do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conditions, while related to service in the Gulf War, do not qualify for presumptive service connection due to lack of objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability or evidence that they were caused by an undiagnosed illness or supervening condition during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- acute gastroenteritis, heart disease (history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and mitral valve prolapse), chronic headaches, sleeplessness, shakes, cold sweats, residuals of a right ankle sprain, residuals of a left knee injury, shortening of the left leg, familial osteochondromas of the right heel (claimed as bone spur), chronic fatigue, motion sickness, residuals of bruxism (rotten teeth), sore hands, chronic low back disorder, bone growth of the non-dominant left thumb
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0333897
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches was dismissed by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for chronic headaches was granted, while claims for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, a higher rating for contusion of the left great toe, and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis were denied.
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