The Board found that the veteran's muscle twitching and joint pain did not manifest during service or are related to his military service, including as due to undiagnosed illness. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show a nexus between the veteran's current symptoms and his active duty in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle twitching, muscle/joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0833811
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue and muscle twitching, effective August 1, 2021.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service-connection for muscle/joint pain and fatigue.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI), for further development and examination under the PACT Act.
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