The Board has granted service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle and joint pain, as well as headaches that are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Chron's disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's headaches were caused by his service-connected disabilities, principally his service-connected Crohn's disease and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle and joint pain, headaches, to include as secondary to service connected Chron's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22058085
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities manifested by chronic fatigue syndrome or an undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle and joint pain, as these conditions are attributed to other diagnosed medical and psychological illnesses. As a result, service connection for both conditions is denied.
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