The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The Board found that none of the claimed conditions are related to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any chronic or current disabilities, and there was no evidence linking any present condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, constipation and rectal pain, low back disorder, diabetes, shortness of breath, liver cancer, abdominal and/or chest pain, gray outs or blackouts, hypertension, Raynaud's syndrome, migraine headaches, sleep disorder, arthritis, high cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632057
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What this means for you
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