Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and a bilateral knee strain, while denying service connection for fibromyalgia, an undiagnosed Gulf War illness (UGWI), or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI).
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease had its onset during service. The bilateral knee strain was found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, bilateral knee strain, fibromyalgia, an undiagnosed Gulf War illness (UGWI), and a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI), bilateral hip osteoarthritis, meralgia paresthetica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003138
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