The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for fatigue and general malaise, anxiety and memory impairment, bilateral elbow joint pain, and left shoulder joint pain due to undiagnosed illness. The VA found that these conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a link between the appellant's current diagnosed conditions (bilateral spurs of the medial and lateral epicondyles, plus enthesophyte formation at the insertion of the triceps tendon on the left elbow) and his military service or undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue and general malaise, anxiety and memory impairment, bilateral elbow joint pain, left shoulder joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0808998
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