The Board has found that the Veteran's recurrent upper respiratory signs and symptoms, including sinusitis, are due to an undiagnosed illness manifested during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection is granted for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported upper respiratory symptoms have been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis (sinusitis) by VA examiners, but he contends they are manifestations of an undiagnosed illness due to his active service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disability, Right Hip Disability, Chronic Upper Respiratory Disorder (Sinusitis), Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2016
- Citation
- 1621649
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