The Board denied service connection for a rash and generalized body aches, finding no evidence of current disabilities or in-service events that would support such claims.,Regarding the issue of recoupment of separation pay, the Veteran's notice of disagreement was timely filed but a Statement of the Case has not been issued. The case is therefore remanded to provide one.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of current rash or generalized body aches and denied service connection on direct basis due to lack of in-service events or diagnoses.,The Veteran's notice of disagreement regarding recoupment of separation pay was timely filed but the case has not been properly addressed. The remand is necessary to provide a Statement of the Case.
- Claimed conditions
- Rash, Generalized body aches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1409993
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