The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left patellar femoral syndrome with thigh atrophy was denied as the condition did not meet criteria for an increased rating.,Service connection for generalized nerve pain (claimed as fibromyalgia) and chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as fibromyalgia) were both denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War exposure. The Veteran's fibromyalgia was found to be a manifestation of her diagnosed condition.,Service connection for fibromyalgia, numbness and tingling (claimed as fibromyalgia), joint pain and stiffness (claimed as fibromyalgia), inability to hold heavy objects (claimed as fibromyalgia), nausea, sore muscles (claimed as fibromyalgia), abdominal pain, sinusitis, and dizziness were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were found to be manifestations of her diagnosed condition.,The Veteran was granted service connection for anxiety (previously characterized as a personality disorder) effective July 22, 2004.
The deciding factor: Left patellar femoral syndrome with thigh atrophy did not meet criteria for an increased rating due to the absence of instability, subluxation, or ankylosis.,Generalized nerve pain and chronic fatigue syndrome were found to be manifestations of fibromyalgia rather than separate disabilities.,Fibromyalgia was determined to have no relation to service or undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to her diagnosed condition.,Numbness and tingling, joint pain and stiffness, inability to hold heavy objects, nausea, sore muscles, abdominal pain, sinusitis, and dizziness were found to be manifestations of fibromyalgia rather than separate disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left patellar femoral syndrome with thigh atrophy, Generalized nerve pain (claimed as fibromyalgia), Chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as fibromyalgia), Fibromyalgia, Numbness and tingling (claimed as fibromyalgia), Joint pain and stiffness (claimed as fibromyalgia), Inability to hold heavy objects (claimed as fibromyalgia), Nausea, Sore muscles (claimed as fibromyalgia), Abdominal pain, Sinusitis, Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1546820
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