The Board has granted reopening of the claims for service connection for an eye disability, headaches, fatigue, a skin rash, joint pain, sinusitis, and tinnitus. The appeals are granted to this extent only.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the final decisions in September 1997 and September 1998 has been found sufficient to reopen the claims for service connection for these conditions on a presumptive basis due to exposure during service in Southwest Asia (Gulf War).
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, headaches, fatigue, skin rash, joint pain, sinusitis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076052
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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