The Board found that the veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness has been manifested by subjective complaints of episodes of vomiting and diarrhea, headaches, fever, memory loss and fatigue; however, clinical or objective evidence did not show impairment analogous to moderate irritable colon syndrome, migraine headaches with prostrating attacks, or disability analogous to mild symptoms of mental disability with occupational and/or social impairment. The veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness is currently rated 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The clinical or objective evidence did not show the required level of disability for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0328832
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