The Board has denied service connection for C. diff, left knee condition, left elbow condition, and left shoulder condition due to the lack of a current disability. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded as there is evidence of currently diagnosed disabilities, an in-service event, and an indication that the current disabilities may be associated with the in-service event.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current disability for C. diff, left knee condition, left elbow condition, or left shoulder condition due to lack of medical evidence supporting a current diagnosis. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded as there is sufficient evidence indicating an in-service event and potential association with the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- status post clostridium difficile infection of the stomach (C. diff), left knee condition, left elbow condition, left shoulder condition, chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24021690
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