The Board has determined that the Veteran's undiagnosed illness manifested by sensitivity to petroleum products and profuse sweating is causally related to his active service. The criteria for establishing service connection for sinusitis, hiatal hernia with GERD, and sleep apnea have not been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of undiagnosed illness as the Veteran's symptoms are better explained by known diagnoses such as allergies and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Claimed conditions
- Undiagnosed Illness Manifested by Sensitivity to Petroleum Products and Profuse Sweating, Sinusitis, Hiatial Hernia with Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD), Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0925537
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