The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, joint pains, and sleep disorder were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was also denied.,Service connection could not be established for chronic fatigue or joint pain as they are not diagnosed conditions and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to undiagnosed illnesses.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic fatigue, joint pains, and sleep disorder. The Board found that there was no medical evidence linking these symptoms to his military service or any known clinical diagnosis.,For the claim regarding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the effective date prior to June 28, 2006, could not be granted as the Veteran's original claim for gastrointestinal problems had been denied in October 2004 and he did not appeal this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, joint pains, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1244063
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