The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by neuropsychological signs or symptoms of memory impairment and sleep disturbances, finding that no objective indications of chronic disability were shown.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show objective indications of a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness as the veteran's claimed conditions have been attributed to known clinical diagnoses such as PTSD and schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- memory impairment, sleep disturbance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0214900
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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