The Veteran's appeals for service connection were withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) as it is proximately due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue symptoms. Service connection was also granted for fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) is considered secondary to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, which in turn caused her fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis, a digestive condition, IBS, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue symptoms
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1500704
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What this means for you
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