The Board finds that the veteran's dysthymic disorder, chronic sleep disturbance (undiagnosed illness), and acneform rash with scars are all service-connected. The claim for chronic fatigue is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for dysthymic disorder, chronic sleep disturbances and chronic fatigue as undiagnosed illnesses due to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, chronic sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0309253
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, borderline intellectual functioning, and dyslexia have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
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