Gulf War illness / chronic multisymptom decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for an undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue related symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability but granted service connection for tinnitus and a respiratory disability due to an undiagnosed illness. Cold injury residuals were not rated in excess of 30 percent, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for sinusitis and remanded the remaining service connection claims to correct a duty to assist error.

All appeals for service connection and effective dates were dismissed by the Veteran's attorney.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a lung condition due to burn pit exposure and the Persian Gulf War, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this claim.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and signs or symptoms of the lower respiratory system due to undiagnosed illness, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension and entitlement to service connection for disability related to asbestos exposure.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and service connection for diarrhea due to an undiagnosed illness, while denying service connection for intracardiac shunt with ventricular arrhythmia.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and eye symptoms including bilateral dry eye and pink eye, due to undiagnosed illness. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and initial ratings, as well as remanded several other issues for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for sinusitis and GERD, but denied higher ratings for asthma, allergic rhinitis, left inguinal hernia, scar, fatigue, right shoulder, right wrist, bilateral leg, left shoulder, and left wrist disabilities.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus. The claim for service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, to include an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral foot disability, and a bilateral knee disability.

The appeal was granted for service connection of Gulf War Syndrome, right elbow disorder, and left hand disorder. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, cervical spine disorder, Gulf War Syndrome (reiterated), and frost bite residuals were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective February 18, 2022, and granted a 20 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability from March 6, 2017 to June 4, 2018, and again from July 27, 2021 to May 5, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and sinusitis, but granted service connection for signs and symptoms involving the lower respiratory system due to undiagnosed illness. Sleep apnea was remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected vertigo has been granted an initial 30 percent rating, effective October 15, 2021. The other claims for service connection have been remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and examinations.