Service connection for shortness of breath and wheezing, diagnosed as exercise-induced asthma, was denied because the condition is not due to an undiagnosed illness.,Service connection for joint pains of the ankles, knees, and right shoulder, diagnosed as bilateral retropatellar knee pain, was denied because there were no objective indications of such a condition during service or within one year after discharge.,Service connection for fatigue and sleep disturbances was denied due to lack of evidence.
The deciding factor: The veteran's shortness of breath and wheezing are attributed to exercise-induced asthma, which is not an undiagnosed illness. The condition did not occur in service or as a result of service.,There were no objective indications of joint pain during service or within one year after discharge. Therefore, the claim for joint pains was denied.,The veteran's fatigue and sleep disturbances have not been substantiated by evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right acromioclavicular joint, Bilateral ankle joint pain syndrome, Exercise-induced asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0412419
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