The Veteran is granted service connection for narcolepsy, as it is at least as likely as not aggravated by her military service. However, the Board finds no current diagnosis of costochondritis and thus denies this claim.,Service connection is also granted for a bilateral shoulder disorder, as there is evidence that the condition may be related to Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's narcolepsy was aggravated by her military service, with no current diagnosis of costochondritis found. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise regarding the relationship between the bilateral shoulder disorder and Gulf War service.,Service connection is granted for a bilateral shoulder disorder as there is evidence suggesting it may be related to Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Costochondritis, Narcolepsy, Bilateral Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1728536
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