The veteran's claims for service connection for forgetfulness and memory loss, as well as multiple joint pain, were granted. The decision states that these conditions are due to an undiagnosed illness associated with his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran's symptoms are attributable to an undiagnosed illness related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- forgetfulness/memory loss, multiple joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0402917
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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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