The Veteran's claims for service connection related to joint pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, sleep disturbance, muscle pain, and weight loss are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the nature of his diagnoses and their relationship to service. The Board finds that a Gulf War Protocol examination is necessary to determine the current etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection related to joint pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, sleep disturbance, muscle pain, and weight loss are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the nature of his diagnoses and their relationship to service. The Board finds that a Gulf War Protocol examination is necessary to determine the current etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, NOS, joint pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, sleep disturbance, muscle pain, weight loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19157535
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