Gulf War illness / chronic multisymptom — all decisions

The veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness manifested by arthralgia, fatigue, and headaches is currently rated at 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by chest pain, heart palpitations, dizziness and lethargy is denied. The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his panic disorder and major depressive disorder with alcohol dependence is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for ear disability and painful joints, both claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims were based on direct service connection rather than the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses or Persian Gulf War veterans.

The Board found that the veteran's rectal bleeding is associated with his service-connected hemorrhoids and denied both his claim for an increased evaluation for hemorrhoids and his claim for service connection for undiagnosed illness manifested by rectal bleeding.

The veteran's claim for service connection for breathing problems, claimed as an undiagnosed illness, is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his varicella pneumonia residuals or peroneal neuropathy, and there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and fatty tissue nodules on the back and legs. The claim for a disability due to an undiagnosed illness was also denied.

The veteran's headaches are not related to his military service.,His stomach disorder is presumed to have been incurred due to an undiagnosed illness during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. His major depressive disorder is considered a direct result of his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, gastrointestinal condition due to an undiagnosed illness, muscle pain due to an undiagnosed illness, and a nervous condition (claimed as sleep disturbance) due to an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims were not supported by medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the shoulders is granted. The claims for blurred vision and skin rashes are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not participate in combat with the enemy during his period of service from 1958 to 1962 and, therefore, his statements alone cannot be accepted as evidence. The claims for service connection for residuals of broken fingers of the right hand, multiple wounds to the head, hands, arms, legs, and back, a broken nose and deviated nasal septum, joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness, gastrointestinal disorder and weight gain due to an undiagnosed illness, leg and feet swelling due to an undiagnosed illness, and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness are denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by nausea and vomiting. The claim has been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not show that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, tinnitus, tendonitis of the right elbow, short windedness due to an undiagnosed illness, nonspecific polyarthralgia due to an undiagnosed illness, and sinusitis were all denied by the Board.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The veteran's headaches are due to an undiagnosed illness that was incurred in service.,The currently demonstrated lumbosacral strain is shown as likely as not to be due to injury suffered during the veteran's period of service.

The veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of these claims.

The veteran's skin lesions, headaches, and left knee joint pain were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of undiagnosed illness for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and a sleep disorder due to an undiagnosed illness, as well as for gastritis, gastrointestinal reflux disease, diverticulitis, and a stomach disorder due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or the veteran's Persian Gulf service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and an upper respiratory disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.