The Veteran's claims for service connection for renal dysfunction, gastritis as separate from service-connected GERD, depression with insomnia, and a skin disorder other than service-connected dermatitis are all denied. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence indicating that the Veteran currently has any of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal Dysfunction, Gastritis (separate from service-connected GERD), Depression with Insomnia, Skin Disorder (other than service-connected dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0917102
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