The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an undiagnosed illness and increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities. The veteran was not granted any of the requested benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection under the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses, nor were there objective indications of chronic disability resulting from such illnesses that could be attributed to active service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0625704
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