The Veteran's joint aches and pains, including those related to CTS, are considered due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of his service in the Persian Gulf theater. Service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination confirmed that there was no current diagnosis of CTS but found objective indications of joint aches which were consistent with symptoms of an undiagnosed illness related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- joint aches, CTS
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1504853
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