The Board dismissed the claims for failing vision, Gulf War syndrome, and TDIU. The claim for service connection of low back disorder was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection for CFS and gastrointestinal disorders were denied as there is no current diagnosis or symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to substantiate the claims for CFS and gastrointestinal disorders, while his claim for low back disorder was reopened with new material evidence but still denied due to lack of a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Gall Bladder Disorder, Irregular Heartbeat
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131502
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