The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have Bell's palsy or mononucleosis, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of Bell's palsy or mononucleosis in the record, and the Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV, facial acne, Bell's palsy, mononucleosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0919831
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for HIV or an autoimmune disability and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for right carpal tunnel disability and a 10 percent rating for facial acne, while remanding the claims for increased ratings for left and right shin splints.
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