Denied
The Board denied service connection for an undiagnosed illness characterized by pain of the shoulders, knees, fingers, and toes (claimed as fibromyalgia) prior to August 10, 2022, and for gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's claimed conditions manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more during service or are otherwise related to an in-service event or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Pain of the shoulders, knees, fingers, and toes (claimed as fibromyalgia), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25014082
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