The Veteran's claim for service connection for gout is denied as there is no evidence linking the current diagnosis to his military service.,Service connection for malaria is also denied due to a lack of medical records showing any in-service or recent diagnoses.,Hypothyroid disease was previously denied and new material evidence has not been submitted, so the claim remains denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim is reopened based on new evidence supporting its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus.,Service connection for hepatitis is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hepatitis in the record.,Periodontitis was previously denied and no new material evidence has been submitted, so the claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service. The Veteran's claims for gout, malaria, hypothyroid disease, hepatitis, and periodontitis are all denied as there is insufficient medical evidence to establish their connection to his military service.,For the psychiatric disorder claim, new evidence supports the assertion that it is related to diabetes mellitus, but not directly to service. The claim for hepatitis remains denied due to lack of current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- gout, malaria, hypothyroid disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis, periodontitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18148026
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