The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, short-term memory loss as an undiagnosed illness, and joint and bone pain as an undiagnosed illness. Service connection was denied for lung condition with shortness of breath and fatigue.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the veteran's Persian Gulf War service and qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, as well as reopening her claims due to new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable bowel syndrome, Short-term memory loss, Joint and bone pain, Lung condition with shortness of breath, Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0215048
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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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