The veteran's dizziness and fainting spells are found to be due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War. Hay fever is not shown to have increased in severity during service, but it is not considered due to service either. Insomnia and frequent indigestion were not incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's dizziness and fainting spells are found to be due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War, while hay fever is not shown to have increased in severity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness and fainting spells, hay fever, insomnia and frequent indigestion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0210776
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