The VA determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including multiple joint and muscle pains due to undiagnosed illness and minimal change disease, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not establish a current disability for either condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show objective indications of chronic disability manifested during service or since service that could be linked to the veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint and muscle pains due to undiagnosed illness, Minimal change disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0206850
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What this means for you
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