The Board has granted service connection for neck pain as a manifestation of service-connected fibromyalgia and an initial rating of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established because the Veteran's neck pain is considered to be due to her service-connected fibromyalgia. For gastroesophageal reflux disease, the symptoms met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- Neck Pain, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1305746
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