The veteran's claims for service connection were granted, with the diagnoses of hair loss, stomach disorder with diarrhea, blurred vision dizziness eye pain and tearing, chest and pulmonary disability, and bleeding gums being found to be related to his service in the Persian Gulf. The preponderance of evidence supported these findings.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints were consistent with known clinical diagnoses and there was sufficient medical evidence linking them to his service in the Persian Gulf.
- Claimed conditions
- hair loss, stomach disorder with diarrhea, blurred vision dizziness eye pain tearing, chest and pulmonary disability, bleeding gums
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0102168
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