The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by encephalitis type symptoms is well-grounded and granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran served in the Southwest Asia Theater during the Persian Gulf War, had chronic neurological signs and symptoms including weakness and clumsiness of his right arm, difficulty with speech and controlling his facial muscles, and a period when he was comatose due to brain injury. The evidence shows that the veteran has manifested one or more signs or symptoms of an undiagnosed illness and objective indications of chronic disability during service.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness, encephalitis type symptoms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0001168
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What this means for you
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