The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with headaches and fatigue syndrome being reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Muscle and joint pain is also now considered a qualifying chronic disability.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence provided by the Veteran's treating physician established a link between his Gulf War service and current symptoms, including fatigue.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Headaches","type_of_headache":"Tension headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Fatigue syndrome","presumptive_basis":"Persian Gulf War service"}, {"condition_name":"Muscle and joint pain"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19191398
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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