The veteran's claimed conditions, including muscle cramps, loss of libido, shortness of breath, skin rashes, extremity numbness and tingling, and diarrhea with alternating constipation, were not found to be related to her service or the Persian Gulf War. The Board concluded that these disorders did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions are not supported by objective medical evidence indicating a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness, and thus do not qualify under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle disorder, gynecological disorder, respiratory disorder, skin disorder, neurological disorder, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0610543
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