The Board denied service connection for joint pain, memory loss, and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness as the evidence did not establish a link to service. The veteran's complaints of muscle pain were attributed to gout, which is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's joint pain, memory loss, and fatigue are due to an undiagnosed illness or any other condition related to his Persian Gulf service.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain, memory loss, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0635966
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