The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted. The claims of entitlement to service connection for hypercholesterolemia, dermatitis, reactive airway disease, osteoarthritis (save for right shoulder osteoarthritis), and erythema of the eyes are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted. The claims were denied because the medical evidence of record is devoid of any evidence of the veteran having a current disability such as hypercholesterolemia, dermatitis, reactive airway disease, osteoarthritis (save for right shoulder osteoarthritis), and erythema of the eyes.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis, erythema of the eyes, hypercholesterolemia, osteoarthritis (save for right shoulder osteoarthritis), reactive airway disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0415593
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What this means for you
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