The veteran's claimed conditions, including insomnia and memory loss, joint pain (including arthritis of the lumbar spine and lumbosacral strain), jaw pain, and rash of the upper arms and shoulders, are not considered to be due to undiagnosed illness from service in the Persian Gulf War. The VA has granted service connection for PTSD which includes insomnia and memory loss, but these conditions are considered part of that condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions have been diagnosed rather than attributed to an undiagnosed illness from service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, memory loss, joint pain (including arthritis of the lumbar spine and lumbosacral strain), jaw pain, skin rash of the upper arms and shoulders
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2004
- Citation
- 0408796
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