The veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety neurosis and arthralgia is denied. However, the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability manifested by loose stools due to undiagnosed illness during Gulf War service is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the gastrointestinal disability due to its onset during active duty in the Persian Gulf War theater of operations and as an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, arthralgia, gastrointestinal disability manifested by loose stools
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0009690
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