The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the issues of entitlement to service connection for anger problems and entitlement to a disability rating greater than 10 percent for right rotator cuff strain. The claim of service connection for cramping of the hands and feet remains denied as new and material evidence has not been presented.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, such as a relationship between the condition and service or undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- cramping of the hands and feet, anger problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine headaches, back pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027943
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What this means for you
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