The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue disorder, chronic diarrhea, GERD, dermatitis of the thorax, and basal cell carcinoma have all been denied.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: No objective medical evidence supports the presence of any of the claimed disabilities at any point during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue disorder, chronic diarrhea, gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), dermatitis of the thorax, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153452
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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