The Board dismissed the appeal as to entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for conjunctivitis. The claim for service connection for chronic indigestion was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran's chronic indigestion began during or was aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic indigestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0415498
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The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the claims of service connection for sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis, sinus tachycardia, and chronic indigestion.
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- Denied
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