The Board granted separate ratings for irritable bowel syndrome and headaches, but denied a higher rating for fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The rule against pyramiding was not broken by providing separate service-connection/ratings for the Veteran's symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic headaches, as these are not explicitly contemplated by the fibromyalgia rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25006134
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- 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.
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