Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2018

The Veteran's chronic fatigue and nonorganic sleep disorder are found to have been incurred during service due to an undiagnosed illness, warranting service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation of the Veteran's fatigue symptoms, including whether they are related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded due to the lack of STRs and the need for further medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, breast cancer residuals, back condition, left hip condition, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, and vitiligo have been denied.,The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for joint pain. The Veteran's current symptoms are not related to her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disability are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding whether the Veteran's fibromyalgia and Gulf War Syndrome contributed to his death. The VA examiner needs to provide a clear opinion on these issues.

The Veteran's ED is caused by his service-connected conditions and the medications for those conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection or an increase in disability rating.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable colon syndrome, essential tremors (claimed as tremors and whole-body shakes), a disability manifested by insomnia, headaches, weakness of the peripheral nerves, COPD, and GERD. Service connection was denied for all these conditions.

The Veteran's degenerative joint disease with bulging disc of the lumbar spine was not caused by, aggravated by, or otherwise etiologically related to an event, disease, or injury in service.,Bilateral hearing loss was not caused by service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation.,The Veteran's joint pain is not caused by or otherwise etiologically related to his military service, including as due to an undiagnosed illness.,The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, or a chronic respiratory condition, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to Gulf War Syndrome have been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection related to other conditions not specifically tied to Gulf War Syndrome remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating. The Veteran's claim for chronic fatigue syndrome as due to an undiagnosed illness is not supported by the evidence, while his non-specific restrictive lung disease remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded four issues related to the Veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness. The issues include compensable initial ratings for various manifestations of the illness, such as chronic muscle pain, sore throat, shortness of breath, and fatigue. A new examination is required due to inadequate previous examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral leg cramps and pain, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sinus disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), menstrual disorder, headaches, sleep disorder, and memory loss. The reasons include a lack of nexus opinions due to missing VA examinations and conflicting evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations. The issues include diabetic neuropathy, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, chest pain (coronary artery disease), chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various sized growths on his body.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, fatigue (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome), and asthma. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome has been denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,A 40 percent rating, but no higher, for the low back disability was granted. The claim for service connection for chest pain has been reopened.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic pain syndrome is dismissed. His claim for a 60 percent disability rating for CFS since February 28, 2017 is granted. The issue of service connection for OSA as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and the issue of TDIU are both remanded.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Service connection is denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, headache disorder, bowel disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and bilateral knee degenerative joint disease (DJD) and bilateral shoulder bursitis.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but the appeal is still pending for other conditions. The Veteran's diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless leg syndrome, hypertension, OSA, GERD, tinnitus, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, sinusitis, and IBS are all still under review.