The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board has reopened the claims for gulf war syndrome, hepatitis C, PTSD, and anxiety disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for gulf war syndrome, PTSD, and anxiety disorder, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- gulf war syndrome, hepatitis C, PTSD, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22032137
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