The claim of entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia is granted. The claims of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, and left elbow disability are denied. The claim of entitlement to service connection for cardiopulmonary disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia due to Gulf War service and the evidence supports this finding. However, there is no current diagnosis or objective indications of a respiratory disorder, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, or left elbow disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, respiratory disorder (including restrictive lung disease), left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, cardiopulmonary disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034629
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