The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, a spine disorder, dysthymic disorder, residuals of a fractured tailbone, and sacroiliac dysfunction of the right hip as they were not shown to be related to in-service symptoms or events.
The deciding factor: The weight of the competent evidence was against a conclusion that any of these conditions were etiologically related to in-service symptomatology or pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, spine disorder (secondary to fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome), dysthymic disorder (secondary to fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome), residuals of a fractured tailbone (secondary to fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome), sacroiliac dysfunction of the right hip (secondary to fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910195
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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