The Board has determined that the veteran's skin rashes and painful and swollen joints are attributed to a mixed connective tissue disorder, which began during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. As such, these claims have been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA physician found objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability that became manifest during active military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and is not attributable to any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rashes, painful and swollen joints
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0430845
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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