The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 70 percent for his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD.,Service connection for muscle joint pain and cramps, as due to Gulf War Syndrome, is granted.,Service connection for abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting (claimed as a pancreatic condition), as due to Gulf War Syndrome, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder symptoms most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting the highest disability rating of 70 percent.,The muscle joint pain and cramps are found to be due to an undiagnosed illness, likely related to Gulf War Syndrome exposure.,Abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting is unexplained by any structural or endoscopic signs but may be attributed to Gulf War Syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD), Muscle Joint Pain, Abdominal Pain with Nausea and Vomiting
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21072037
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