Service connection is granted for bilateral ankle, foot, and knee conditions as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness or chronic multi-symptom illness due to service in the Persian Gulf.,The Veteran's disabilities are related to his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion established that the Veteran has an undiagnosed illness acquired during service in the Southwest Asia theater, which is manifested by the Veteran’s current ankle, foot, and knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Condition (including arthritis), Bilateral Foot Condition (with pes planus and arthritis), Bilateral Knee Condition (with arthritis and chondromalacia and internal derangement)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19158635
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