The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have and has never had any diagnosed conditions of brucellosis, CFS, or IBS. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.,The Veteran's in-service complaints were attributed to mechanical back pain, mild intermittent constipation, gastroenteritis, and other known etiologies.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of brucellosis, CFS, or IBS. The Board finds that the medical evidence does not support service connection for these conditions as they are not currently diagnosed.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed Gulf War illness, manifested by brucellosis, undiagnosed Gulf War illness, manifested by chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), undiagnosed Gulf War illness, manifested by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1728110
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