The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral upper extremity pain and granted it. The Veteran's symptoms, including numbness in her hands and forearms, are believed to be related to her deployment to Iraq.,Service connection was also granted for a disability manifested by shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, and non-productive cough. The Board found that the Veteran's current symptoms are likely due to her service in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran had unexplained symptoms during and after her deployment to Iraq, which were consistent with Gulf War Syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity pain, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, non-productive cough
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1311997
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What this means for you
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