Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for mitochondrial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), arachnoiditis, enhanced brain meninges, and Horner's Syndrome, cognitive maladies, vertigo, chronic headache disability, chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal (GI) problems, and tinnitus due to service connection issues. The remand requires additional medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disability and an undiagnosed illness (including chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia) due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is required to undergo new examinations to determine the nature and cause of his disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and sciatica due to incomplete records of her Reserve service.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the cases of spinocerebellar ataxia and tinnitus due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and tinea pedis/onychomycosis. The Veteran's claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, plantar fasciitis (left and right feet), and erectile dysfunction were dismissed. The appeal for chronic fatigue syndrome was remanded.

The appeal to reconsider the claims of service connection for tendonitis of the right hip, bilateral ankles, right wrist, and thumbs is granted.,The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for headaches is granted.,The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for chest pain (claimed as chest pain and hypertension) is granted.,The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for frequent urination (claimed as an enlarged prostate) is granted.,The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, joint pain disability, headaches disability, and memory loss disability. The cases are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to address his claims of service connection.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia and CFS have been granted initial ratings of 40 percent, effective November 1, 2008.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to a service-connected disability, but the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted. The Board has expanded the claims to include other psychiatric conditions and remanded several issues related to his service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided, particularly regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral knee, left shoulder, left ankle, sinus, and chronic bronchitis disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, sleep disturbance, and headaches have been denied. The Veteran's fatigue is already compensated by his PTSD and OSA ratings, and he does not have CFS. His sleep disturbances are also already compensated. His headaches are proximately due to his previously service-connected OSA and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected conditions, including TBI, mental disorders, fibromyalgia/myofascial pain syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The issues of rating his TBI residuals, separate ratings for photophobia, speech impediment, and service connection for fibromyalgia/myofascial pain syndrome are inextricably intertwined with the main issue.

Service connection for OSA, CFS, and IBS has been granted. The effective dates are February 9, 2014.,The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations is presumed to be related to his diagnoses of CFS and IBS.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia have been denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis independent of his other service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for new and material evidence to reopen his skin disorder has been remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and causal relationship.