The Veteran's claim for service connection for muscular skeletal pain and flu symptoms, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia, which is considered a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 for Persian Gulf War veterans.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have been present for at least six months and are consistent with fibromyalgia, a recognized medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness that is considered a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 for Persian Gulf War veterans.
- Claimed conditions
- muscular skeletal pain, flu symptoms
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1402994
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