The veteran's claims for service connection for muscle tension headaches, herpetic dermatitis, and memory loss were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no confirmation of the claimed conditions in the medical records provided by the VA examinations conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpetic dermatitis, Memory loss, Muscle tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0418085
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What this means for you
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