The Board has granted service connection for generalized muscle pain and generalized joint pain, which are considered undiagnosed illnesses associated with the Veteran's Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's generalized muscle and joint pain conditions manifested to a compensable degree during the presumptive period under 3.317(a) for undiagnosed illnesses associated with Persian Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized muscle pain, Generalized joint pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- 26001391
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