The Veteran's fibromyalgia is considered to be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VHA rheumatologist provided a rationale that central sensitization plays a role in the development of fibromyalgia and concluded it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's fibromyalgia was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142271
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What this means for you
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