The veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, depressive disorder (not otherwise specified), rashes, fatigue, and abdominal pain have been granted as manifestations of undiagnosed illness. The veteran is not entitled to service connection for these conditions on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The symptoms were found to be consistent with the criteria for an undiagnosed illness in the Gulf War setting.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Migraine headaches","diagnosis_status":"Not shown to be a symptom of undiagnosed illness and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"Depressive disorder, not otherwise specified","diagnosis_status":"Not shown to be a symptom of undiagnosed illness and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"Rashes","diagnosis_status":"Manifested as a symptom of undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Fatigue","diagnosis_status":"Manifested as a symptom of undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Abdominal pain","diagnosis_status":"Manifested as a symptom of undiagnosed illness"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0619517
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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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