The Board finds that the Veteran's joint pain and fever are due to an undiagnosed illness related to his service in the Persian Gulf, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced symptoms of joint pain and fever during and after his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations, which is considered part of the Persian Gulf War. The Board found that these symptoms are consistent with an undiagnosed illness related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- aching joints, fever
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1032115
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