The Board has granted service connection for fatigue and chest pain as presumptively related to undiagnosed illness due to service in the Persian Gulf War. The veteran is assigned a 10% disability rating for each condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran served on active duty in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, and his symptoms of fatigue and chest pain are presumed to be related to undiagnosed illness due to service in this theater. The Board has assigned a 10% disability rating based on the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (Diagnostic Code 6354).
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Chest pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0206892
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