Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2024

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is rated at a 100 percent since June 30, 2017. The condition has been found to meet the criteria for such a rating due to nearly constant debilitating fatigue and cognitive impairments that restrict routine daily activities almost completely.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and physical conditions like arthritis and back pain, rendered him unable to work as a mechanic starting February 5, 2020. The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2020 for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's OSA is rated at 50 percent, and a separate 60 percent rating for CFS from April 10, 2024 has been granted.,The Veteran also received a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding SSA records, which may contain relevant evidence for the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of CUE in a September 1997 rating decision for further adjudication.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as Social Adjustment Disorder) to include PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's recent medical history, including a heart attack, influenced his fatigue and should have been considered at a different time.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was dismissed because she did not timely file an appeal after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA, diverticulitis, asthma, and CFS are related to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, acquired psychiatric disorder, or obesity. The VA examinations were inadequate in addressing these relationships due to errors in factual premises.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left metatarsalgia, fibromyalgia as a presumptive qualifying chronic disability, and CFS as a presumptive qualifying chronic disability. Service connection was denied for right and left quadricep enthesopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim as the September 2020 rating decision severing service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was proper, and there is no current disability.

The Veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits did not include a request for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The effective date of the award of service connection for delusional disorder is October 17, 2018.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is dismissed. The February 19, 2021 VA Form 20-0996, Request for Higher Level Review (HLR), was a timely appeal of a February 10, 2021 VA correspondence.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of PTSD has been withdrawn and dismissed. The claims for service connection of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal condition, skin condition, neurological condition, and sleep disturbances due to new evidence not being relevant to the issues in dispute.

The Veteran's appeals for chronic fatigue syndrome, headache syndrome, and lumbar spondylosis have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeals.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive and anxiety disorders. The claim for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome remains denied.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is granted service connection based on continuity of symptoms since service. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there was no current diagnosis at any time during the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been withdrawn due to the Veteran's representative requesting withdrawal of all appeals.,All appeals for service connection have been dismissed as per the Veteran's representative's requests.