The Veteran's polyosteoarthritis to include bilateral shoulders, sternum, sternoclavicular joints, lower costochondral junction, left hip, bilateral knees and bilateral feet was granted service connection.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's polyosteoarthritis is most likely due to a fall injury during active service. The evidence supports this finding as the Veteran reported falling from the back of a truck while holding heavy boxes.
- Claimed conditions
- Polyosteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23063321
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