The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, gout and joint pain (knees, ankles, hands, wrists), or abnormal weight loss. The claim of service connection for a sleep disorder is also denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to active military service or an undiagnosed illness related to service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"fibromyalgia"}, {"condition_name":"chronic fatigue syndrome"}, {"condition_name":"gout and joint pain (knees, ankles, hands, wrists)"}, {"condition_name":"chronic headaches"}, {"condition_name":"abnormal weight loss"}, {"condition_name":"sleep disorder (claimed as sleepiness)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0631036
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What this means for you
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