The Board found no objective indications of chronic disability (including undiagnosed illness) during the relevant period of service or to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more within the specified presumptive period, and there is no medical evidence providing a nexus between the alleged chronic disabilities and undiagnosed illnesses. The appellant's complaints were not supported by objective findings in his medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant did not present sufficient medical evidence to establish either objective indications of chronic disability or a link between his symptoms and an undiagnosed illness, as required under VA regulations for claims involving undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- cramps in the arms and leg, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003475
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