The Board has granted service connection for pain and stiffness of the hands and fingers as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness incurred in service. However, service connection was denied for pain and stiffness of joints other than the hands, fingers, and feet.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms are consistent with a chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness that developed during his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- pain and stiffness of hands and fingers, pain and stiffness of feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0431083
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