The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or that any claimed conditions are related to her period of active duty.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show the presence of any of the claimed conditions, and there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headaches, Decreased Visual Acuity, Internal Bleeding, Memory Loss, Heart Murmur, Scar of the Left Lung, Pes Planus, Residuals of Surgery of the Left Neck (including Arthritis or Bursitis), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia, Residuals of a Back Injury, Residuals of an Injury of the Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0511536
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