The veteran's numbness of the feet and skin rashes are found to be due to an undiagnosed illness incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows consistent post-service complaints of numbness in the veteran's feet, which were diagnosed as peripheral neuropathy with hypesthesia. The diagnosis was attributed to Gulf War Syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the feet, skin rashes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0212756
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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