The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a temporomandibular joint condition, and tension headaches due to an incomplete record and the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is inadequate to decide the claim as it does not support the Veteran's contention that he served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during Desert Storm, which would have allowed for a presumption of exposure to burn pit toxins. The claims must be remanded for further development and additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018993
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