The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disabilities, allergies, skin disorders, hypertension, general malaise, and a drastic change in weight and appearance due to an undiagnosed illness are all denied.,There is no competent evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by competent medical evidence showing a link between her current conditions and her active duty service. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for any of the conditions listed in the decision summary.,The Veteran did not provide sufficient credible evidence to support her claims, including no clear or continuous symptomatology during or after military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, allergies, skin disorder, hypertension, general malaise, undiscovered illness resulting in drastic changes in weight and appearance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1416268
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