The veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue/memory loss, stomach problems, and shoulder disorder are granted as these conditions are presumed to be related to his service in the Persian Gulf. The veteran's claims for muscle tension headaches and multiple joint arthralgias are also granted under the same presumption.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of fatigue/memory loss, stomach problems, and shoulder disorder have been observed during or shortly after the veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater, and they cannot be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis. These conditions are presumed to be related to his service in the Persian Gulf.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue/memory loss, Stomach problems (irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis and hiatal hernia), Shoulder disorder (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0028239
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