The Veteran's claims for left elbow, bilateral hand, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic headaches disabilities have been denied as there is no current evidence of a disability or objective indications of an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no current diagnoses for the claimed conditions and did not find objective indications of an undiagnosed illness or chronic multisymptom illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Left elbow disability, Bilateral hand disabilities, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052176
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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