The Board found that the veteran's upper back disability, claimed as fibromyositis, is not related to a disease or injury in service and denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA examiners concluded that the veteran's current condition does not appear to be related to her in-service upper back injury and did not find any organic cause other than normal age changes in her spine to substantiate her complaints of pain.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back injury, fibromyositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603865
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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