The Veteran's request to reopen the claim of service connection for fibromyalgia is granted. Service connection for shortness of breath as a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed fibromyalgia and provided evidence that it manifests in symptoms such as fatigue, including shortness of breath. The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater qualifies him for presumptive service connection due to his Gulf War veteran status.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20067776
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
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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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