The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss and fatigue, as well as his claim for a higher rating for left knee chondromalacia. The Board found that these conditions were not due to active duty service or an undiagnosed illness related to service in the Persian Gulf War. The veteran's left knee condition was rated at 10% since February 1996.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness due to service in the Southwest Asia theater, and the Board found no link between the veteran's current memory loss and fatigue symptoms and his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0021674
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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