The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, headaches, insomnia, muscle spasms, and dizziness are not well-grounded as they do not meet the criteria for service connection under direct or presumptive provisions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current disabilities to military service or an undiagnosed illness resulting from service in the Gulf War. The veteran's complaints of symptoms were either not shown during service, attributed to other causes, or are not supported by medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, headaches, insomnia, muscle spasms, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0006968
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
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