Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including chronic fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, respiratory problems, heart disorder, gastrointestinal disorders, weight fluctuation and metabolic disorder, eye disorders, a cyst on the left testicle, and headaches. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reported symptoms have not been linked to his military service or any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Chronic Fatigue","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Muscle Pain","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Joint Pain","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Respiratory Problems (fluid in lungs and chronic colds)","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Heart Disorder","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Gastrointestinal Disorders","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Weight Fluctuation and Metabolic Disorder","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Cyst on Left Testicle","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Disorder","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorders","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches","claimed_as":"undiagnosed illness"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609242
What this means for you
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