The Board has determined that there is no objective evidence of chronic disabilities, manifested by cold intolerance, fever, or thirst. The veteran's claims for these conditions have been denied.
The deciding factor: There are no objective indications of chronic disability in the record supporting the veteran's claims for cold intolerance, fever, and thirst.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold intolerance, Fever, Recurrent vaginal infections, Thirst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2004
- Citation
- 0408228
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