The Veteran's service connection claims for a fingernail condition, unregulated body temperature (chills and high body temperature), body aches, and nervousness have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the presence of any currently diagnosed disabilities related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- fingernail condition, unregulated body temperature (chills and high body temperature), body aches, nervousness
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000145
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