The Board found that the appellant's right middle quadrant abdominal pain is not due to a known diagnosis and has not manifested to a compensable degree, resulting in denial of service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the appellant's right abdominal pain is related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- right abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1036715
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