The Board denied service connection for joint pain, chronic fatigue, memory loss and difficulty concentrating, sleep difficulties, chest pain, and a thyroid disorder due to undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims were based on the presumption of undiagnosed illnesses related to service in the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's thyroid disorder was not due to an undiagnosed illness but rather hypothyroidism, which is a diagnosed condition and not an 'undiagnosed' one.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain, chronic fatigue, memory loss and difficulty concentrating, sleep difficulties, chest pain, thyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0336907
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chest pain, a gastrointestinal disability, a neck disability, and a bilateral knee disability. The Veteran was also denied a compensable rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the right hip and for right hip limitation of extension.
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