I am a airborne Gulf War Vet, and was diagnosed with SEVERE DDD about 7 years ago. I was discharged with in 5 months of returning from the gulf war, at the time I had complained about pain in my knees. The V.A. had denied me disability for DDD with the excuse the is no medical history in my military files. Would/could the U.S. Army have diagnosed me within the 5 months upon my return from the Gulf War. Is it a medical oppinion that my 18 airborne jumps and confirmed expsosure to biological and chemical fallout, be the cause of my diagnosis of DDD? Can anyone help me proof to the V.A. that there would most likely not be any record as there was not enough time for my condition to progress to the point of diagnosing it within that short of time.