The Board has determined that the veteran's memory loss, decrease in concentration, insomnia, night sweats and lack of motivation are related to undiagnosed illness during service. The respiratory symptoms, fatigue, joint pain, and headaches are also considered due to undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records provided objective evidence indicating that the veteran's conditions were likely caused by an undiagnosed illness during his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss, decrease in concentration, insomnia, night sweats, lack of motivation, chronic fatigue, vascular headaches (migraine), joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208722
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What this means for you
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