The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fatigue, feverishness, night sweats and hot flashes, chest pains, shortness of breath and asthma, joint and muscle pain, eye disorder, stomach aches, diarrhea, rectal itching, headaches, and allergic rhinitis. The veteran's claim was based on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not support the veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Feverishness, night sweats, and hot flashes, Chest pains, shortness of breath, and asthma, Joint and muscle pains of the knees, elbows, hands, and ankles, Eye disorder (to include blurred vision, photophobia, and itching, redness, and irritation of the eyes), Stomach aches, diarrhea, and rectal itching, Headaches, Allergic rhinitis (to include itchy throat, sneezing, runny nose, hay fever, and seasonal allergies)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614622
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What this means for you
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