The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as they are not related to his military service or due to an undiagnosed illness experienced during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that any of the claimed conditions are related to service or due to an undiagnosed illness experienced during the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rashes, viral warts, sores and bumps on the head with folliculitis, and hair loss, jaundice of the eyes and blurred vision, allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, muscle contraction headaches, vascular headaches, and sensitivity to chemical sprays, joint and muscle pain, back pain, fatigue, and atypical noncardiac chest pain, psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder, stress, and memory loss, frequent urination
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0839128
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