Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records, specifically those scanned into the VISTA imaging system. The RO is instructed to obtain and associate all of the Veteran's records from this system with the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were denied, with the effective dates remaining at March 12, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, sleep apnea, sinusitis, CFS, and rhinitis due to insufficient evidence or need for further clarification.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and joint pain are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset of symptoms during active duty and potential exposure to Gulf War toxins. The VA will also obtain any outstanding records and provide a TERA examination if necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue, finding that her symptoms are attributable to her service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and not a separate disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied. A rating of 30 percent for sinusitis prior to July 23, 2023 is granted, but a higher rating is denied from that date forward. The claims for left and right ankle disabilities as well as bilateral hearing loss disability are remanded.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and chronic fatigue, as new and material evidence was received.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) claimed as due to exposure to environmental hazards during the Gulf War. The Veteran's symptoms of fatigue were found to be related to other diagnosed conditions such as fibromyalgia and PTSD with insomnia.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is granted as service connected due to her active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.