The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and joint pain as due to undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims for fatigue, migraine headaches, muscle pain, a neurological disorder, and a sleep disorder are denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran has fatigue, migraine headaches, muscle pain, a neurological disorder, or a sleep disorder due to an undiagnosed illness. The service medical records do not show these conditions during service, and there is no competent evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), joint pain, fatigue, migraine headaches, muscle pain, neurological disorder, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608369
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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