The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a tooth and gum condition, leg cramps, tingling in the hands, fingers, feet, and toes, and frequent urination. The appeal is based on presumed exposure to Gulf War illness but no specific evidence of such was provided.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms were not found to be related to service or a known clinical diagnosis due to his service-connected Hodgkin's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- tooth and gum condition, leg cramps, tingling in the hands, fingers, feet, and toes, frequent urination
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0417283
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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