Gulf War illness / chronic multisymptom — all decisions

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.

The Board has denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including chronic fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, respiratory problems, heart disorder, gastrointestinal disorders, weight fluctuation and metabolic disorder, eye disorders, a cyst on the left testicle, and headaches. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional notice to the veteran.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, fainting spells, night sweats, gastrointestinal complaints, and joint pain were denied as they are not related to service or the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, a disability manifested by fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness, and a respiratory disability manifested by breathing problems due to an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims were not supported by objective evidence of chronic disabilities or non-medical indicators that are capable of independent verification.

The veteran's headaches due to an undiagnosed illness are rated at 30 percent effective October 29, 2002. His hypertension is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, desquamation and exfoliating rash (claimed as undiagnosed illness), and myalgias and arthralgias (claimed as joint pains and muscle aches).

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, skin rash due to undiagnosed illness, sleep disturbance due to undiagnosed illness, muscle and joint pain due to undiagnosed illness, and memory loss due to undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on the veteran's reported history.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder and a chronic disability manifested by fatigue, memory impairment, and night sweats. The issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected left knee disorder is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ear pain, gastrointestinal condition (initially claimed as sore throat), left shoulder condition, fatigue, and weight loss. The veteran's skin rash claim was previously denied but not reopened.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's joint and muscle pain affecting the back and neck, as well as his degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a direct link to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, dizziness, sleepiness, loss of appetite, and joint pain due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability, PTSD, and a left shoulder disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or in post-service records.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, an undiagnosed illness characterized by headaches, sleepiness, poor memory and concentration, and sexual dysfunction, and an undiagnosed illness characterized by low back pain with numbness and weakness of the legs.