The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including malaria and its residuals, chloracne, cataracts, knee disabilities, jaw glands, polyps, cervical spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, diverticulitis, diabetes mellitus type II, fibromyalgia, lumbar spine disability, and left lower extremity neuropathy. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not indicate a diagnosis of malaria or any other condition during his active duty in Vietnam. His hives were treated with chloroquine prophylaxis, but he developed an allergic reaction and was transferred from Vietnam to the United States due to this allergy. No current disabilities related to these conditions have been established.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, chloracne, cataracts, right knee disability, left knee disability, swollen jaw glands, residuals of the removal of polyps, cervical spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, diverticulitis, diabetes mellitus, type II, fibromyalgia, lumbar spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23006286
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