The Board granted service connection for fatigue as due to an undiagnosed illness, but denied the claim for increased evaluation of left knee disability. The decision is mixed because one issue was granted and another was denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a diagnosed condition (undiagnosed illness) that became manifest during active duty in Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired respiratory disorder, undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0315205
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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