The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic diarrhea and fatigue due to undiagnosed illnesses were denied. The Board found that the presence of these conditions has not been objectively demonstrated.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence did not support a diagnosis of chronic diarrhea, while chronic fatigue was associated with depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Diarrhea, Chronic Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0124154
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The Board has determined that the Veteran's malaise and chronic fatigue are symptoms of his service-connected TBI, generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks, OSA, radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and GERD. Therefore, these conditions are not separate disabilities for which service connection can be granted.
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