The Board granted service connection for the veteran's qualifying chronic disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, including chest pain with shortness of breath, nosebleeds, blurred vision, and foot rash, all presumed to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's qualifying chronic disabilities were objectively indicated by signs or symptoms consistent with those listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(b) and met the criteria for presumptive service connection based on his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain with shortness of breath, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, blurred vision, foot rash
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0710634
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