The Veteran's hip pain, hypertension, heart disorder, and sleep disorder were not found to be service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any direct link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service, including his service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, left eye disability, hip pain (to include as a result of an undiagnosed illness), stomach disorder (to include as a result of an undiagnosed illness), heart disorder (to include as a result of an undiagnosed illness), sleep disorder (to include as a result of an undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1324950
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