The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 9, 2018, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia alone rendered her unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, and she had additional service-connected disabilities rated as at least 60 percent disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), paresthesias, left hand, carpal tunnel syndrome, right hand, degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, cervical spine (neck condition), intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), spondylolisthesis L5-S1, residuals of thoracic strain, degenerative disc disease (back condition), residuals, ligament strain, degenerative arthritis, left knee, radiculopathy, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) (LLE radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25034956
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of the condition.
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