The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia, headaches, depression and anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, loss of motion, and frequent sore throats as these conditions are considered to be symptoms of his service-connected fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not establish that the claimed conditions were separate from or related to the veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Insomnia"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Depression and Anxiety"}, {"condition_name":"Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)"}, {"condition_name":"Loss of Motion"}, {"condition_name":"Frequent Sore Throats"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640144
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What this means for you
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