The Veteran's claim for residuals of a lower leg stress fracture is denied as there are no documented current residuals.,Service connection for migraine headaches, stomach problems (including weight loss and diarrhea), and a neurological disability manifested by tingling of the extremities, separate from service-connected fibromyalgia, is denied. The Board finds that these symptoms are manifestations of fibromyalgia.,The Veteran's claim for a neurological disability manifested by tingling of the extremities is not addressed as it was adjudicated in a separate claim.
The deciding factor: There are no documented current residuals of stress fractures. The Veteran did not file a claim until after separation from service, and there were no complaints or diagnoses of stress fractures during her service.,The symptoms of migraine headaches, stomach problems (including weight loss and diarrhea), and neurological disability manifested by tingling of the extremities are manifestations of fibromyalgia. These conditions are already service-connected.,The claim for a neurological disability was adjudicated in a separate claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a lower leg stress fracture, migraine headaches, stomach problems (including weight loss and diarrhea), neurological disability manifested by tingling of the extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189279
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