The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a corneal abrasion of the right eye and chronic fatigue syndrome. The knee pain was found to be due to an undiagnosed illness, but other issues were not supported by evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any medical records supporting the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a corneal abrasion of the right eye and chronic fatigue syndrome. The knee pain was found to be due to an undiagnosed illness, but other issues were not supported by evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Corneal abrasion of the right eye, Chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome (undiagnosed illness), Bilateral knee pain, Right wrist pain, Bilateral ankle pain, Bilateral elbow pain, Bilateral hand pain, Atopic eczema, Tinea pedis (athlete's foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0506810
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, and a traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.
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