The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including somatization disorder, major depression or cyclothymic disorder, and chronic bronchitis. The residuals of exposure to lead in water, petroleum smoke, and chemical agents were also not granted.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of muscle and joint pain, chest pain, and fatigue have been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis (somatization disorder) rather than an undiagnosed illness or service-connected condition. The Gulf War presumption of service connection does not apply in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- Somatization Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2005
- Citation
- 0519766
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