The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness. The reasons were provided in the decision summary.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of the conditions listed.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, numbness, aching, and tingling of the thighs, meralgia paresthetica, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right elbow disorder, cervical spine disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, gastrointestinal/stomach disorders, headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610957
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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