The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right middle finger gout and reactive airways disease, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year of separation. The Board also found that any current pulmonary problems are not related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right middle finger gout, reactive airways disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0524153
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- Granted
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- Denied
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