The Board has determined that the Veteran's joint pain is due to fibromyalgia, which qualifies as a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations. Therefore, service connection for the disability manifested by joint pain is granted.
The deciding factor: Fibromyalgia was diagnosed and found to be a qualifying chronic multisymptom illness based on objective indications of chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain, Chronic fatigue
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006356
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