Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic fatigue, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, headaches, and a hysterectomy. The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is also found to be related to her service.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as service connected, and his CFS claim is denied. The left shoulder disability remains at a 20% rating.

The claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is dismissed. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD) is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his symptoms.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the issues of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea. As a result, the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD, GERD, and CFS due to insufficient credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Generalized Anxiety Disorder associated with migraine including migraine variants and dizziness was denied.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted. The Board remanded the case due to a need for further development regarding service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (as medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness).

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to Gulf War illness have been granted. The effective date is not specified as the claim was received within one year of discharge.

The Board has decided that service connection for muscle pain and stiffness due to service in Southwest Asia is granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and eustachian tube dysfunction are remanded.

The Veteran's rhinitis has been granted service connection, but a compensable rating is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension has been granted. The Veteran's strain of the herpes virus claim remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that it does not warrant a higher rating due to lack of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.,The Veteran's CFS is currently rated at 40 percent, which is appropriate given his symptoms restricting routine daily activities to 50-75% of pre-illness level without periods of incapacitation. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted as the evidence did not show nearly constant and severe impairment.,The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is currently rated at 10 percent, which is appropriate given his symptoms do not meet the criteria for more than one incapacitating episode per year or six non-incapacitating episodes per year.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and awarded a separate rating from the existing ratings for chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, left hand strain, right knee strain, and Meniere's syndrome due to incomplete treatment records and need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is valid and secondary to his service-connected asthma, granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for CFS, OSA, headaches, and HSM due to conflicting medical opinions and insufficient evidence. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of her claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including neck pain, ankle and hip pain, hand and elbow pain, migraine headaches, psychomotor epilepsy, periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), chronic fatigue syndrome, prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board grants total disability for individual unemployability (TDIU) throughout the period on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a thyroid condition, and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension. The evidence did not meet the criteria for these conditions.