Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2000

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the veteran's hearing acuity decreased during her active duty and is now within VA standards of disability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as her conditions are not related to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, resulting in a final determination. The issues remain unresolved.

The veteran's joint pain, chronic fatigue, and diarrhea are considered undiagnosed illnesses related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. The Board has granted these claims.

The veteran was granted service connection for night sweats, which were incurred in active wartime service. The Board found no evidence of a current memory loss disability and denied the claim based on lack of objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an illness or combination of illnesses manifested by one or more signs or symptoms such as those listed in paragraph (b) of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.,The veteran's skin rash on the right foot was denied service connection, with no evidence of objective indications of a chronic disability resulting from an illness or combination of illnesses manifested by one or more signs or symptoms such as those listed in paragraph (b) of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to undiagnosed illness is denied. The veteran's claim for service connection for arthralgia, claimed as joint pain of the knees, left shoulder and elbows, due to undiagnosed illness, is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, depression, and skin rash are all service-connected based on direct evidence of a nexus to her military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, headaches, joint pain and shortness of breath due to undiagnosed illnesses are not well grounded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are not well grounded. His claim of entitlement to service connection for an eye condition is well grounded. The original ratings for epididymitis with a right epididymal cyst and hemorrhoids do not warrant the application of staged ratings.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic eye infection is granted. The Board finds that the veteran has a chronic eye infection as a result of service exposure to paint, and he is therefore entitled to service connection for that disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that they were not well-grounded and did not meet the criteria for service connection under applicable regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome with memory loss and sleep disturbance, finding that there was no objective indications of a chronic disability.

The veteran's cerebrovascular disease is found to be secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and insomnia are denied as they do not meet the criteria for a presumptive service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and pulmonary disorder due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of service in the Southwest Asian Theater. The appeals for chronic fatigue and arthralgia are considered well grounded.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is well grounded, and thus grants the appeal.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, skin rashes, breathing problems, aching joints, urinary disorder, and diarrhea due to undiagnosed illnesses have been denied as there is no evidence of such conditions in service or that they are related to Gulf War service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, except for the claim for service connection for diarrhea due to undiagnosed illness. The effective date for this grant is November 2, 1994.

The Board has determined that the RO's decision to grant service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring the veteran's claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for sleep disturbance and chronic fatigue are not well grounded as there is no objective evidence demonstrating a compensable disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness.