The Veteran's claims for service connection for undiagnosed illnesses manifested by memory loss and muscle and joint pain have been denied as they are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any diagnosed conditions that could be linked to the claimed symptoms, and the examiner found no evidence of a separate condition causing these symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by memory loss, undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004173
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by memory loss, finding that there is no objective evidence of a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations and noting that the Veteran's subjective complaints are not supported by the objective evidence of record.
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