The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia, effective from the date of the Veteran's claim in October 11, 2007. The Veteran was also granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2012, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that an increase in the severity of the Veteran's PTSD occurred within one year prior to his January 9, 2013, claim for a higher disability rating. The Board found this constituted service connection based on new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle aches, Joint stiffness, Tendonitis, Arthritis (claimed as muscle/joint pain), Stuttering
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1713479
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