The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic sinusitis, IBS, and bilateral hand tremors. Service connection was denied for fibromyalgia. The Board also denied an increased rating for PTSD and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of service connection for headaches, chronic sinusitis, IBS, and bilateral hand tremors due to in-service incurrence or presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during Southwest Asia theater operations. The denial was based on insufficient evidence supporting a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bilateral hand tremors, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092381
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