The Veteran's chronic diarrhea is granted as a presumptive disability due to undiagnosed illness from his Gulf War service. The claims for CFS, respiratory condition, and skin condition are denied as there is no current diagnosis or functional impairment.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of diagnosed CFS, respiratory, or skin conditions other than the already service-connected subcutaneous cysts of the face and neck.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic diarrhea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), respiratory condition, skin condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076835
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic diarrhea, headaches, and neck pain for initial adjudication on the merits by the AOJ.
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