The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, joint pain, residuals of nerve and muscle injuries, and impaired speech, all secondary to herbicide exposure. The evidence does not show current diagnoses for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, joint pain, residuals of a nerve injury, residuals of a muscle injury, impaired speech
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0612717
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's joint pain, particularly addressing his reported symptoms and exposure during Gulf War service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, and skin disability to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded the claims for sinus disability, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, skin disability, back disability, bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities, and bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection claims and a higher rating claim.
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