The Board finds that the veteran's undiagnosed illnesses manifested by chronic fatigue and pain in the lower extremities are presumed to have been incurred in service due to his Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence attributes the veteran's symptoms to an undiagnosed illness, which is presumed to have occurred during his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue, undiagnosed illness manifested by pain in the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0202172
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