The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded several other claims related to various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypogonadism, obstructive sleep apnea, a cardiovascular disability, a kidney disability, and an immune system disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the claim of service connection for fibromyalgia as there is no diagnosis of this condition. The other claims were remanded to obtain additional information and examinations regarding their relationship to the Veteran's service, including potential exposure to nerve gas during his time in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include memory loss, hypogonadism, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), claimed as fatigue, cardiovascular disability, kidney disability, immune system disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002495
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