The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's recurrent nasal ulcer, acne, and hair loss due to undiagnosed illness during service in the Gulf War theater.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness that became manifest during active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent nasal ulcer, acne, hair loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0200508
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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