The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's fibromyalgia was found to have become manifest during active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(2)(i).
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, lumbar degenerative disc disease, right ulnar neuropathy, left upper extremity disability (claimed as nerve damage), cervical spine disability, gastrointestinal disability (acid reflux)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143478
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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