The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure, or significant impairment in the joints and gastrointestinal system that would warrant higher ratings.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current skin disorder related to herbicide exposure during service, nor does there appear to be any other basis for granting increased evaluations for his joint and gastrointestinal conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, lumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, duodenal ulcer with hiatal hernia, right knee arthritis, right first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis, left first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0843733
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Dismissed
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