Why can I not turn on my icloud backup and photostream???

When I go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Backup my iCloud Backup button is greyed out. I have tried removed restrictions, then I even reset the iPad. I have plenty of storage (even purchased extra to cover all my devices). All my other devices are fine but this one! I want to share my photos via Photo Stream and backup my documents, but am unable to do this without my iCloud backup.

try a reset all settings if tht didnt work do a RESTORE

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