The veteran's service connection claims for muscle twitching and muscle/joint pain, shortness of breath and impaired sleep, and nausea, gastric pain, and urinary/bowel difficulty have been granted based on presumptive service connection due to undiagnosed illness from Gulf War service. The restrictive ventilatory impairment is considered a separate issue not directly related to the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's respiratory symptoms are presumed to be due to undiagnosed illness from his Gulf War service, and he has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea which is associated with Gulf War service exposure. The restrictive ventilatory impairment is considered a separate issue not directly related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle twitching and muscle/joint pain, Shortness of breath and impaired sleep, Nausea, gastric pain, and urinary/bowel difficulty
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0701532
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What this means for you
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