The Board reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral elbow disabilities, bilateral wrist disabilities, bilateral hand disabilities, skin disability, oligomenorrhea, and chronic fatigue syndrome but denied service connection for oligomenorrhea and dermatitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted was new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims. However, there is no evidence linking the Veteran's oligomenorrhea to an in-service event or injury, nor is it considered an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- oligomenorrhea, right knee disability, left knee disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001238
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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