The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to fibromyalgia, which began during her service. Therefore, she is granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: A VA expert opinion found it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's fibromyalgia began during her military service and was caused by or aggravated by her service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic disability manifested by pain and numbness in the arms and hands, chronic disability manifested by joint pain in the shoulders, neck legs, feet, and ankles
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1607585
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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