The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and depression, but granted her claim for muscle tension headaches as secondary to her service-connected chronic cervical strain.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's conditions were related to her service-connected disability or due to exposure to any specific agent or basis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"fibromyalgia","status":"not present during service and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"muscle tension headaches","status":"distinct from service-connected chronic cervical strain"}, {"condition_name":"depression","status":"not related to service-connected chronic cervical strain"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0636695
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What this means for you
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