The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral leg disorders, MSRA infection of the buttocks, residuals of left hand injury with tremors, shrapnel wound of the left lung, discolored gums, and loss of teeth. However, service connection is denied as none of these conditions are related to military service or exposure to chemical dioxins.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed disorders were incurred in or aggravated by military service or due to exposure to chemical dioxins during service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, bilateral leg disorder, MSRA infection of the buttocks, residuals of a left hand injury with tremors, shrapnel wound of the left lung, discolored gums, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021898
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