The Veteran's disability manifested by neuropathy of the lower extremities, balance deficits, and vertigo is related to his service in the Persian Gulf War. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether this condition qualifies as a qualifying chronic disability under the presumptive provisions for Persian Gulf War veterans.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of neuropathy of the lower extremities, balance deficits, and vertigo are consistent with signs or symptoms of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness that became manifest during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether these conditions qualify as a qualifying chronic disability under the presumptive provisions for Persian Gulf War veterans.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the lower extremities, balance deficits, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2018
- Citation
- 1812659
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