The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome and fibromyalgia, finding that her symptoms did not represent an underlying disability of the knees or a separate condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no physical limitation of the knees and only evidence of hyperextension and tenderness. The examiner opined that these symptoms were part of the veteran's fibromyalgia syndrome rather than representing a separate and independent disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0300861
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What this means for you
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