The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, stomach pains, hyperventilation, memory loss, and insomnia as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records from the veteran's service period showed no evidence of any diagnosed disabilities related to the listed symptoms. There was also no objective evidence indicating chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness during her service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, stomach pains, hyperventilation, memory loss, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0320483
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What this means for you
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