Service connection for numbness of the hands and feet, joint pain of the shoulders, loss of smell, change in taste, dry mouth, eye condition (floaters), and cold and flu symptoms to include night sweats and susceptibility to infections was denied.,The skin condition was granted service connection.
The deciding factor: Service connection for numbness of the hands and feet, joint pain of the shoulders, loss of smell, change in taste, dry mouth, eye condition (floaters), and cold and flu symptoms to include night sweats and susceptibility to infections was denied as not incurred or aggravated by active service.,Service connection for skin condition (acneiform folliculitis) was granted as new and material evidence was submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- change in taste, cold and flu symptoms (night sweats, susceptibility to infections), dry mouth, easy bruising, eye condition (floaters), joint pain of the shoulders, loss of smell, numbness of the hands and feet, skin condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0412886
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