The Board has determined that the veteran's fibromyalgia is related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically bilateral knee and right ankle conditions. The left ankle disorder and right wrist disorder are also found to be secondary to these service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Fibromyalgia was found to be a result of the service-connected bilateral knee and right ankle disabilities due to stress on muscles caused by abnormal use in weight-bearing joints.
- Claimed conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Left ankle disorder, Right wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0313530
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What this means for you
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