The veteran's service records indicate he served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. He has exhibited objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness manifested by flu-like symptoms, which became manifest coincident with his service in the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The veteran's flu-like symptoms are considered a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness incurred during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- flu-like symptoms due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0420492
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