The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple joint pains, to include both knees and hips, due to an undiagnosed illness, are service-related. Additionally, the veteran's seizures and/or blackouts, also due to an undiagnosed illness, are considered service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's multiple joint pains and seizures/blackouts are related to his service in the Persian Gulf War, specifically exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint pains (to include both knees and hips), Seizures and/or blackouts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0033703
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