The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claims of service connection for fatigue and stomach disability as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness are granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was presented supporting a diagnosis of PTSD, which is considered a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0030497
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
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