The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for various symptoms, including asthma, hair loss, fatigue, skin rashes, intestinal problems, headaches, and body aches are well grounded. The RO denied service connection for these conditions based on presumptive service connection due to undiagnosed illness arising from Persian Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's statements and medical evidence support the presence of symptoms that may be related to an undiagnosed illness during her active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, hair loss, shortness of breath (asthma), fatigue, skin rashes, intestinal problems, headaches, body aches, dry eye with left eye pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0010259
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including asthma and COPD, is denied as service connection is not warranted due to the condition being solely attributed to smoking.
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