The Board has granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including urinary frequency, cold sores (herpes simplex), a depressive disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. The effective date of the increased rating for the cervical spine disability is set at April 24, 2003.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records show evidence of urinary frequency during service, cold sores upon discharge from service, a depressive disorder during service, and chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia diagnosed post-service. The RO granted an earlier effective date for the increased rating based on these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy with Urinary Frequency, Blastocystosis, Babesiosis, Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores), Dysthymia (Depressive Disorder), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0834808
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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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