The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right-side numbness, arthritis, asbestos exposure, herbicide exposure, hypotension, and COPD. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no indication in the service medical records that the veteran had any of these conditions during his period of active duty or within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- right-side numbness, arthritis, hypotension, COPD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0638756
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What this means for you
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