The Veteran's claim for service connection for hair loss was denied as there is no objective medical evidence of a chronic disability that cannot be attributed to known clinical diagnoses. The Board found the Veteran had multiple dermatological conditions, but not a chronic condition resulting from an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illness.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and outpatient clinic notes do not provide objective indications of a chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illness. The Veteran's hair loss is attributed to dermatological conditions such as seborrheic dermatitis, which are known clinical diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- hair loss, undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1020969
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What this means for you
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