The Board found that the veteran's CREST syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claims for service connection. The issue of residuals of a right ankle sprain was also denied on the merits.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current CREST syndrome and his military service, nor could it be determined that any pre-existing condition was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- CREST syndrome, gastroparesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0501711
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What this means for you
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