The Veteran's hypothyroidism is not related to service-connected conditions or Persian Gulf service, and her symptoms are attributed to known diagnoses.,The Veteran's fatigue, weight gain, joint pain, and cold sensitivity do not qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses related to her Persian Gulf service. Her GERD is also not related to service-connected conditions or Persian Gulf service.,Service connection for GERD was denied on the basis that it did not manifest during service, is not related to a disease, injury, or event during service, and was not caused or aggravated by service-connected psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypothyroidism is not related to her service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder. Her symptoms are attributed to known diagnoses.,The Veteran's fatigue, weight gain, joint pain, and cold sensitivity do not qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses related to her Persian Gulf service. Her GERD is also not related to service-connected conditions or Persian Gulf service.,Service connection for GERD was denied on the basis that it did not manifest during service, is not related to a disease, injury, or event during service, and was not caused or aggravated by service-connected psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, fatigue, weight gain, joint pain, cold sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1321324
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ did not obtain all necessary opinions regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI). The claims for service connection for fatigue, fibromyalgia, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and sleep disorder are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for hypothyroidism is denied, and the Board finds that service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral foot condition should be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypothyroidism and therefore denied their claim for service connection.
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