The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left shoulder, left scapula and lumbar, dorsal and cervical spines as manifestations of her already service-connected fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome. The right shoulder condition is denied, and no other skeletal condition is found to be service connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's left shoulder, left scapula and lumbar, dorsal and cervical spine conditions are manifestations of her already service-connected fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder condition, skeletal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618267
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