The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple secondary conditions is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence of any diagnosed condition that would support the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Weight Loss, Chronic Headaches, Stomach Condition Manifested by Stomach Cramps, Disability Manifested by Memory Loss, Hyperlipidemia, Skin Disorder (Acne), Diarrhea, Left Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0943458
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