The veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be service-connected due to lack of evidence linking them to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied as the veteran failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between his claimed conditions and his period of active duty in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated somatoform disorder, major depression, right upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome, sinusitis, weight loss, peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pancreatitis, benign positional vertigo (dizziness), headaches, tinea cruris (skin rash, pigmentation, and rough texture), pulled leg muscle, cholecystitis with thickening of the gallbladder, hypereosinophilia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0803259
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- Partly granted
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