The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed disabilities, including chronic fatigue, memory loss, sleep disturbance and dizziness, multiple joint pain, and back pain, all of which were characterized as undiagnosed illnesses. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not provide objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an illness manifested by signs or symptoms involving fatigue, skin, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, neurologic signs and symptoms, neuropsychological signs and symptoms, respiratory system signs or symptoms, sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal signs or symptoms, cardiovascular signs or symptoms, abnormal weight loss, or menstrual disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, memory loss, sleep disturbance and dizziness, multiple joint pain, back pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0214341
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