The veteran's claims for PTSD, skin disorder, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disorders are all granted as they may be related to undiagnosed illnesses experienced during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness manifested by signs or symptoms such as joint pain and skin complaints, which cannot be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Skin disorder, Bilateral hip disorder, Bilateral knee disorder, Bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0021002
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