Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's joint disability, gastrointestinal disability, and sleep disability are related to undiagnosed illnesses during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The claims for these conditions have been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of a diagnosed illness causing the veteran's symptoms but opined that they were likely due to an undiagnosed illness from service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Joint Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Gastrointestinal Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Sleep Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0600793
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.
What you can do next
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