Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a dental disability, chronic fatigue, and joint and muscle pain due to incomplete records and insufficient VA opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome has been reopened and granted.,Service connection for unspecified neurocognitive disorder is granted, but the rating remains at 10 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, tension headaches, and hepatosplenomegaly due to new and material evidence. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, COPD, and peripheral neuropathy of all four extremities are remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, fibromyalgia, CFS, IBS, and headaches. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is rated at 40 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claimed conditions of headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), memory problems, low energy, and exhaustion are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for a separate diagnosis related to active service or due to an undiagnosed illness.,VA examinations have attributed the Veteran’s symptoms to his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted based on his service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied.,New evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for arthritis of the left hand, right hand, right knee, low back, nasal fracture, sinus disability, headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and lung disability.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and numbness/pain in different limbs. As a result, the Board dismissed these appeals.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and insufficient evidence for service connection of chronic fatigue, including CFS. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to non-compliance with a previous remand. A TERA examination is required for GERD, skin rash, and hypertension as they may be related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new and pertinent VA treatment records and VA examinations being added to the claims file. The AOJ is instructed to review these additional documents in the first instance.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to service and granted.,The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service and granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and allergic rhinitis are related to service or environmental exposures during his Gulf War service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development and consideration due to new evidence being added to the record.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include an eating disorder leading to obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral ankle pain, and calculus of the kidney (kidney stones).,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition in any of these cases.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding toxic exposure during his deployment in Iraq.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome due to inadequate medical opinions. The issues are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is being remanded for additional development to determine if it qualifies as an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness under the PACT Act. The VA will seek medical opinions regarding his symptoms and whether they meet the criteria.