The veteran's muscle and joint pain, neurologic signs and symptoms due to an undiagnosed illness are rated at 20 percent. Service connection for subtalar capsulitis and plantar fasciitis with pronation is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of diffuse myalgias and arthralgias, fatigue, sleep disturbance, headaches, and nausea meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating under DC 5025 (fibromyalgia).
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle and joint pain, neurologic signs and symptoms due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0734560
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