The veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain and PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of an undiagnosed illness due to Gulf War service, and thus denied both issues.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show objective indications of a chronic disability related to an undiagnosed illness during active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain, Right hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0021072
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