The Veteran's right upper quadrant pain is found to be due to an undiagnosed illness that occurred during his service in the Gulf War, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined after reviewing all evidence of record that the Veteran's right upper quadrant abdominal pain began while he was serving in the Gulf War and concluded it may be related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disability, right upper quadrant pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0937279
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What this means for you
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