The Veteran's seizures, chronic fatigue, and chronic daily headaches are all found to be manifestations of an undiagnosed illness. Service connection is granted for each condition.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran has objective indications of qualifying chronic disabilities (seizures, chronic fatigue, and chronic daily headaches) that have manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more not later than December 31, 2021, and by history, physical examination, and laboratory tests cannot be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Daily Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103578
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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