The Board found that the veteran's night sweats, chronic fatigue, and joint pain are manifestations of his service-connected PTSD. The rating for PTSD was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the symptoms were due to PTSD rather than an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Night sweats, Chronic fatigue, Joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0618880
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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