Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2015

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining updated treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and issuing an SOC on additional claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine the nature of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran does not have a disability manifested by fatigue, to include a hormonal imbalance and chronic fatigue syndrome that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Board has determined that rheumatoid arthritis and chronic fatigue are related to the Veteran's military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has reopened several service connection claims and granted them, with some issues receiving staged ratings. The effective date for the award of PTSD is set at April 9, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and joint pain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS renders him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the claim for major depressive disorder is no longer in dispute. Service connection has been established for a spinal disability (S1 grade 1 spondylolisthesis with symptomatology that manifested within one year of separation from active duty). The Veteran's weight loss condition does not manifest during or as a result of active military service, and the claim for chest pain is reopened but denied. Evidence received since the September 1997 rating decision is both new and material and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral knee pain, headaches, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, headache disability, and GERD have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. The headaches are rated at 30% since they cause more than one migraine per month but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of severe economic inadaptability. The GERD has required continuous medication but does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current skin disability. The issues of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right shoulder, left elbow, and left knee disabilities are also being remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and major depressive disorder, was incurred during his period of active duty. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating prior to January 19, 2011 was granted with an effective date of March 3, 2009.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the initial ratings of chronic fatigue syndrome with immune dysfunction and chronic headaches before a decision was made by the Board.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral vision loss and chronic fatigue, finding new and material evidence. However, it did not find that these conditions are related to active duty or any qualifying exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been granted. Dental treatment is also provided.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service, including exposure to herbicides. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been raised.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and major depression as secondary to his service-connected cancer of the vocal cord (larynx). The rating for the laryngeal cancer remains at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA and OPM records, and scheduling a VA examination for the right shoulder disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disability was not incurred in active duty service and is therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for additional information. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered after obtaining any missing records and providing an opinion on whether her current symptoms are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective December 4, 2007.