The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including headaches, lung/breathing problems, joint pain, insomnia, stomach disorder, rash, dizziness, and weakness, are not related to his active duty service. The claims have been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no chronic disabilities for the claimed conditions and attributed them to other causes or unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Lung/breathing problems, Joint pain, Insomnia, Stomach disorder, Rash, Dizziness, Weakness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0335355
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia, fatigue, gallstones, varicose veins, anemia, colitis, and PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a sleep disorder and headaches to ensure proper development of evidence.
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