The Veteran's chronic fatigue is granted as an undiagnosed Gulf War illness, and her coagulopathy is granted as secondary to service-connected endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's coagulopathy was secondary to her service-connected endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed Gulf War illness (manifested by chronic fatigue), coagulopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132877
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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