The Board has determined that the Veteran's muscle pain of the upper back, arms, and thighs is a symptom of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) related to her service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. As such, she meets the criteria for service connection under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1117.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's muscle pain is recognized as a common manifestation of undiagnosed illness or MUCMI in Persian Gulf War veterans and is presumed related to her period of active service, specifically her service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle pain of the upper back, muscle pain of the arms, muscle pain of the thighs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803712
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