The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral ingrown toenail, hammer toe, dry eye syndrome, and gynecological disorder are all granted. Service connection is established for arthritis of the lumbar spine. The claim for a gynecological disorder is denied as it does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under Persian Gulf War conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis of the lumbar spine, which has been continuous since service separation, meets the requirements for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b). The gynecological disorder claim is denied as it does not meet the criteria for undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ingrown toenail, hammer toe, dry eye syndrome, gynecological disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016913
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