The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II and hypertension, but reopened the claims based on new evidence. The veteran's conditions are presumed to have been incurred due to his service in the Gulf War.,The Board found no relationship between the veteran's migraine headaches, muscle spasms, inflammation of the substernum, nerve condition, and gastritis with his period of service or any known clinical diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct link between the veteran's conditions and his military service. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection.,There are no objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness, as the symptoms have not been attributed to any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, migraine headaches, muscle spasms, inflammation of the substernum, nerve condition, gastritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0729489
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