The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 20 percent for fibromyalgia from June 27, 2014 to January 28, 2020. For the period from January 28, 2020, the maximum schedular disability rating of 40 percent is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's fibromyalgia symptoms were found to be episodic with exacerbations often precipitated by environmental or emotional stress or by overexertion but present more than one-third of the time, warranting a higher (20%) rating from June 27, 2014 to January 28, 2020. For the period from January 28, 2020, the Veteran is already in receipt of the maximum schedular disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065280
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of the condition.
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