The Veteran's claim for service connection for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and a blood disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of either condition, and the 1993 infection is not considered related to his Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a diagnosed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Blood Disorder, and the 1993 staph infection is not linked to the Veteran's Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Blood Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1125824
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