The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including duodenal ulcer disease, a psychiatric disorder, essential hypertension, chronic renal disease, left knee disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst of the right wrist, hepatitis C, and hyperlipidemia. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the January 1976 rating decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for duodenal ulcer disease, as it was previously denied without new or material evidence. The veteran's claims for other conditions were also denied due to lack of service connection and insufficient medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer disease, psychiatric disorder including dysthymic disorder, essential hypertension, chronic renal disease, residuals of a left knee disability, residuals of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst of the right wrist, hepatitis C, hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0416940
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