The Veteran's service connection claims for a neurological disorder and arthralgias/myalgias are granted, while the claim to reopen his lumbosacral strain is also granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since March 2002 relates to an undiagnosed illness that may be associated with Southwest Asia service.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder (headaches, memory loss, fatigue), arthralgias and myalgias (weight loss, muscle pain, joint pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1129624
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