The veteran's claims for service connection and proper initial ratings on various conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection or an appropriate rating for any of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence was insufficient to establish service connection for any of the claimed conditions, as they were either attributed to known diagnoses without service connection or presented no objective manifestations of chronic disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the lower limbs, sinusitis, otitis media, arthritis of both hands, arthritis of both feet, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, bilateral conjunctivitis, fractured tailbone, bronchitis with shortness of breath, broken right tibia, aches and pains in all joints, memory loss, hepatitis C, right arm weakness, right leg weakness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0406917
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