The Board found that the veteran's claimed allergies, including angioedema, right shoulder and arm disability, and right hand disability were not incurred or aggravated in service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show any complaints of or treatment for allergies, right shoulder, arm, or hand conditions. The VA examiner opined that the veteran's rash around ankles was related to a heat rash in service and angioedema was more likely than not not related to the ankle rash.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Right Upper Extremity Disability, Right Hand Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0835058
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- Granted
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