Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the appellant's service connection claims, including whether he was exposed to a verified stressor event in Southwest Asia during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis and an immunosuppressed condition later identified as chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his service or to his service-connected bronchial asthma.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have chronic fatigue syndrome or tinnitus that was present in service or is otherwise related to active duty service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Board videoconference hearing at the RO in Nashville, TN. The case will be readjudicated after this.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA and SSA records, as well as potential need for further examination or medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of placental abruption with spontaneous abortion and IUFD, PID, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and a dysthymic disorder. The veteran's claims were based on new evidence that was not previously considered.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue, pain and depression, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, and hepatitis C. The decision also addressed issues related to reopening previously denied claims and assigned a rating of zero percent for hepatitis.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue, attributing it to a known clinical diagnosis of adjustment disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that there is no evidence of a diagnosed disorder and that her symptoms are not related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome do not warrant evaluations in excess of 70 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss of the left ear, venous insufficiency of the left leg, stomach disability (irritable bowel syndrome and gastro-esophageal reflux disease), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a nervous condition (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and a sleeping disorder).,The VA found no evidence to support service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current hearing loss, tinnitus, anemia, sinusitis and strep throat, hypertension, or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The claim for chronic nerve and joint pain is granted. No service connection is established for CFS.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, an enlarged heart, a sleep disorder (claimed as undiagnosed illness related to Persian Gulf service), and chronic fatigue syndrome are all denied. The evidence does not demonstrate current disabilities in any of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for autoimmune hemolytic anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility. The veteran's claims were based on new evidence not previously considered.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his treatment records.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, and bradycardia with syncope as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is denied. The correct effective date is December 16, 1994, the date of receipt of the claim.