The veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain, fatigue, nausea, and muscle pain due to undiagnosed illnesses are denied as they have been attributed to known diagnoses or other causes.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of joint pain, fatigue, nausea, and muscle pain were found to be attributable to known diagnoses (rheumatoid arthritis/degenerative joint disease, major depression, irritable colon with chronic diarrhea, degenerative joint disease) rather than due to an undiagnosed illness incurred during Persian Gulf service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Joint Pain (attributed to Degenerative Joint Disease), Fatigue (attributed to Major Depression), Nausea (attributed to Irritable Colon with Chronic Diarrhea), Muscle Pain (attributed to Degenerative Joint Disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0109779
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