The veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia syndrome, stress fractures of the sacroiliac joint and right inferior pubic ramus, and stress fracture of the left proximal tibia have been granted with effective dates from December 22, 1996. The RO has assigned a 20 percent rating for each condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions were found to meet the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation based on their severity and impact on her daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia syndrome, stress fractures of the sacroiliac joint and right inferior pubic ramus, stress fracture of the left proximal tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0030243
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What this means for you
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