The Veteran's joint pain is not due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support service connection for unspecified joint pain.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and there is no evidence showing it began during service or is otherwise related to in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses of joint pain. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's arthralgia and degenerative joint disease were not related to his active service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia, and there is no evidence showing it began during service or is otherwise related to in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified joint pain, Fibromyalgia, Liver disability, Migraine headaches, Carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity, Carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, Restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity, Restless leg syndrome of the right lower extremity, Irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126501
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