The Board has granted service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, and otalgia due to an undiagnosed illness presumed to be related to the veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms began during or shortly after his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and have persisted for more than six months, meeting the criteria for a chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, otalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0124405
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