The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, chronic fatigue, back and joint pain, psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (depression, anxiety), and PTSD. The reasons were that there was no medical evidence of a causal link between the veteran's symptoms and his active duty service or an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not have any diagnosed conditions for which he could claim service connection, and that his symptoms were attributed to other causes such as depression and anxiety disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, back and joint pain, psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0033915
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What this means for you
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