The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left elbow epicondylitis and olecranon bursitis, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease as the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complaints were attributed to known clinical diagnoses (left elbow epicondylitis and olecranon bursitis, right shoulder degenerative joint disease) rather than an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, left elbow epicondylitis, olecranon bursitis, right shoulder degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1432026
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