The Board granted service connection for chronic pain syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome, but denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fatigue, vision problems, weight loss, skin disorder, hair loss, headaches, speech changes, stress/depression, sleep difficulty, memory loss, and concentration problems.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the chronic pain syndrome was proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The irritable bowel syndrome was also found to be proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. However, there was no evidence establishing a separately identifiable chronic disability for rheumatoid arthritis, fatigue, vision problems, weight loss, skin disorder, hair loss, headaches, speech changes, stress/depression, sleep difficulty, memory loss, and concentration problems.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic pain syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, Fatigue, Vision problems, Weight loss, Irritable bowel syndrome, Skin disorder (itching), Hair loss, Headaches, Speech changes, Stress/depression, Sleep difficulty, Memory loss, Concentration problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0907747
What this means for you
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