The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, fibromyalgia, chronic right shoulder strain, chronic left shoulder strain, and right upper extremity neuritis, all effective September 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement on August 16, 2005, asserting entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia. This served as her claim of entitlement to the disabilities granted service connection in March 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, chronic fibromyalgia with sleep disturbance, chronic right shoulder strain, chronic left shoulder strain, right upper extremity neuritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1503440
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