The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, including exposure to biological experiments.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current medical conditions to his military service, including participation in classified research projects involving germ warfare experiments.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired eye disorder to include macular degeneration, degenerative eye disease, and impaired vision, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, arthritic disorder to include rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, Raynaud's disease or other chronic circulatory disorder, chronic heart disorder to include heart disease, endocarditis, and myocarditis, cardiovascular-renal disorder to include hypertension, chronic muscle disorder to include myasthenia gravis and muscle weakness, chronic gastrointestinal disorder to include ulcers
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0922072
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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