The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for fatigue, dementia (claimed as memory loss), and a rating in excess of 40 percent for spondylolysis and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.,There is no objective indication of chronic gastrointestinal disability. The veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disability was previously denied due to lack of evidence of current identifiable gastrointestinal disability, and he did not provide new and material evidence to reopen this claim.,The veteran's skin rash is analogous to an unstable scar and his claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating has been granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for fatigue, dementia (claimed as memory loss), and a rating in excess of 40 percent for spondylolysis and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.,There is no chronic gastrointestinal disability documented during or after service. The veteran's symptoms are not attributable to any known clinical diagnosis.,The veteran's skin rash was found to be analogous to an unstable scar, warranting restoration of a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, dementia (claimed as memory loss), gastrointestinal disability, multiple muscle and joint pain, skin rash
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0818320
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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