The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lead poisoning, finding no evidence of current disability and noting that there is no objective medical evidence in the claims folder indicating post-service treatment for lead poisoning.
The deciding factor: There was no objective medical evidence to support a current diagnosis of lead poisoning, and the Board found that the veteran did not have a chronic disability associated with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lead poisoning
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0407738
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