The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by memory loss, finding that there is no objective evidence of a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations and noting that the Veteran's subjective complaints are not supported by the objective evidence of record.
The deciding factor: There was no objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, and the Veteran's subjective complaints of memory loss were not supported by the objective evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0941911
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for undiagnosed illnesses manifested by memory loss and muscle and joint pain have been denied as they are not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for stomach pains and memory loss are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from SSA.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining personnel records and VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The RO reduced the veteran's disability rating for headaches from 30 percent to noncompensable and severed service connection for memory loss. The veteran is not entitled to restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for headaches, but service connection for memory loss was properly severed.
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