The Veteran's generalized body aches with tender points, bilateral pes planus disability, and degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are all granted as service connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are due to undiagnosed illness during Persian Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized body aches with tender points involving the second ribs, trapezius muscles, lateral epicondyles, and gluteales, Bilateral pes planus disability, Degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21069778
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to refer it to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to October 26, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and a bilateral foot condition, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service or any other compensable conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and respiratory disability (COPD) based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service injuries and subsequent symptoms.
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