The Board has granted service connection for elbow and hip pain due to an undiagnosed illness related to the veteran's Gulf War service. The noncompensable rating for hemorrhoids is upheld, as there was no demonstration of large, thrombotic, or irreducible hemorrhoids. The 30 percent initial rating for cognitive disorder remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's elbow and hip pain are attributable to an undiagnosed illness related to his Gulf War service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Elbow pain, Hip pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0528437
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