Service connection is granted for fibromyalgia and hypertension secondary to PTSD.,The Veteran's fibromyalgia is related to his service in the Gulf War, and his hypertension is proximately caused by his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s fibromyalgia was related to his service in the Gulf War due to qualifying Persian Gulf War active service. The Veteran's hypertension was determined to be proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141430
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