The Board has determined that the veteran did not participate in combat with the enemy during his period of service from 1958 to 1962 and, therefore, his statements alone cannot be accepted as evidence. The claims for service connection for residuals of broken fingers of the right hand, multiple wounds to the head, hands, arms, legs, and back, a broken nose and deviated nasal septum, joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness, gastrointestinal disorder and weight gain due to an undiagnosed illness, leg and feet swelling due to an undiagnosed illness, and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not participate in combat with the enemy during his period of service from 1958 to 1962 and, therefore, his statements alone cannot be accepted as evidence for these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of broken fingers of the right hand, multiple wounds to the head, hands, arms, legs, and back, broken nose and deviated nasal septum, joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness, gastrointestinal disorder and weight gain due to an undiagnosed illness, leg and feet swelling due to an undiagnosed illness, fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613803
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 271 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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