The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an eye disability, residuals of exposure to toxic chemicals (including Agent Orange/herbicides and mustard gas), unexplained flu symptoms with fever and chest pains, a bilateral knee disability, including as secondary to a right foot disability, and a right foot disability. The reasons include lack of evidence showing current disabilities or causation.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of current disabilities related to service or any presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disability, Bilateral knee disability, Right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629451
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