The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active military service and have denied all of his claims.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any evidence of hepatitis C or other disabilities at issue during the Veteran's period of active duty. The earliest medical documentation of these conditions is from many years after discharge, and there is no credible evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, a disorder characterized by chronic fatigue, hypertension, migraine headaches, skin ulcers on the stomach (abdomen), a cervical spine disability, including cervical radiculitis, a bilateral shoulder disability, a herniated disc of the lumbar spine, also claimed as lumbago, chronic dizziness/disorientation, a disorder characterized by chest pains, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0945769
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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