The Board has granted service connection for arthralgias of multiple joints, finding that the Veteran's symptoms meet the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability and have been controlled by continuous medication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arthralgias of multiple joints were found to be attributable to his Persian Gulf War service due to objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability (undiagnosed illness) manifested during active military service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations, with symptoms controlled by continuous medication.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgias of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1006090
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What this means for you
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