The Veteran's fibromyalgia and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted service connection. The effective date for the TBI has been set at March 9, 2012.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is granted as secondary to PTSD. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his fibromyalgia beyond the natural progression of the disease, and he has obstructive sleep apnea related to his active service.,Service connection for TBI was originally denied in November 2012 but granted with an effective date of March 9, 2012, when new evidence was submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, obstructive sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- A19000920
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What this means for you
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