The Veteran's claims for white patches on skin and thyroid problems have been denied as they are not due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.,Other service connection claims, including those related to gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), throat pain, dizziness, insomnia, joint pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and others, have been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's white patches on skin were attributed to tinea corporis, a known clinical diagnosis. Her thyroid problem was attributed to hypothyroidism, also a known clinical diagnosis.,There is no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability that would allow for service connection under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- White patches on skin, Thyroid problem
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20080993
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