The veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The conditions include dysthymia, chronic fatigue, diarrhea with alternating constipation, numbness and tingling in the extremities, skin rashes, muscle cramps, a gynecological disorder, and shortness of breath.
The deciding factor: The submitted medical records suggest a relationship between current diagnoses and the veteran's active duty service, reopening the previously denied claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymia, chronic fatigue, diarrhea with alternating constipation, numbness and tingling in the extremities, skin rashes, muscle cramps, gynecological disorder, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0507671
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