The Veteran's memory loss and diffuse joint pains are found to be related to his service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus.
The deciding factor: Memory loss and diffuse joint pains are symptoms of the Veteran's service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory loss, Diffuse joint pains (claimed as fibromyalgia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1024071
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