The Veteran's claims for multiple joint pains, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, urinary frequency/loss of bladder control, and memory loss due to undiagnosed illnesses have all been denied as the medical evidence does not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide objective evidence supporting the claimed conditions or their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint pains, Difficulty swallowing, Shortness of breath, Urinary frequency/loss of bladder control, Memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1040647
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What this means for you
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