The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, neurological disorder (claimed as seizures), sleep disorder, and fatigue have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses or objective indications of chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses related to the Gulf War.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a currently diagnosed left knee condition, neurological disorder, sleep disorder, or disability manifested by fatigue. The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to his PTSD and other co-morbidities rather than an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition, Neurological Disorder (Seizures), Sleep Disorder, Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1619279
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