The Board granted service connection for functional abdominal pain syndrome, a headache disorder, dyspnea, left elbow disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot plantar fasciitis. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for verruca vulgaris and bilateral hand scars. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's functional abdominal pain, migraine headaches, and dyspnea are considered manifestations of an undiagnosed illness presumptively related to his Persian Gulf War service. The left elbow, left wrist, right wrist, and left knee disorders were incurred during service. Bilateral lower extremity sciatica is causally related to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- functional abdominal pain syndrome, headache disorder, dyspnea, left elbow disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right foot plantar fasciitis, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve (bilateral lower extremity sciatica), verruca vulgaris, bilateral hand scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055747
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a headache disorder before the Board made a decision.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
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