The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for generalized joint pain, tremor of the hands and tingling and numbness of both thighs, and mitral valve prolapse. The appeals were based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized joint pain, Tremor of the hands and tingling and numbness of both thighs, Mitral valve prolapse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0527345
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for generalized muscle pain and generalized joint pain, which are considered undiagnosed illnesses associated with the Veteran's Gulf War service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder, anxiety, depression, and major depressive disorder (MDD), as the Veteran's psychiatric impairment began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a combined rating of multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities is denied. The heart condition claim is remanded due to duty-to-assist error.
- Denied
The Veteran's heart disabilities, including sinus bradycardia, mitral valve prolapse, and aortic regurgitation, were not found to be related to service or service-connected conditions. The Board determined that the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.
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