Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and consideration, including service connection claims for various disabilities. The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at 40 percent, but the issue of a higher rating is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue, neurological disorders of the hands and feet, and Gulf War Syndrome-related conditions. The Veteran's claims were not reopened.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and major depressive disorder. The Veteran's obesity, which was caused by his service-connected Lisfranc dislocations, is considered an intermediate step in establishing these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA medical records. The issues of service connection for PTSD and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are also on appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal of five separate issues related to service connection for various conditions, as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, finding that the current condition is related to measles during active service and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his chronic fatigue symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for fibrocystic breast disease, painful and heavy menstruation, anemia, lack of wellbeing and fatigue, migraine headaches, and hair loss are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was granted. His claim for an increased rating for headaches was denied, but his earlier effective date for the nose deformity rating was granted.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome, finding that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions and that any symptoms he experienced were related to other medical conditions such as depression and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, psychiatric disorder (claimed as panic anxiety attacks), and fibromyalgia due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to inadequate medical examinations and testimony indicating worsening of symptoms.

Service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is granted. Service connection for Chronic Fatigue/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and because of the need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as secondary to his service-connected Crohn’s disease, finding that the symptoms are already considered in his rating for Crohn’s disease and there is no separate diagnosis of a disability.

The Veteran's request to reopen claims for depression, bilateral foot disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and hidradenitis suppurativa was granted. The claim for a higher rating for fibromyalgia remains denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, asthma, chronic recurring sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, dysautonomia, and chronic headaches, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the claim for TDIU.