The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis, a skin condition of the chest, fatigue, and history of tine test conversion as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness are well-grounded. The evidence supports these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows objective indications of chronic disability and provides some nexus between the veteran's symptoms and service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- tuberculosis, skin condition affecting the chest, fatigue, history of tine test conversion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0010053
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fatigue and prurigo nodularis, both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and right middle finger strain with degenerative arthritis. The claim for tuberculosis was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
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