The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for myopia, presbyopia, intestinal ankylostomiasis, seborrheic dermatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, and schizophrenia. The evidence submitted was not considered new and material to reopen any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence did not establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia, presbyopia, intestinal ankylostomiasis, seborrheic dermatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0820646
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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