Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2024

The Board has denied service connection for high cholesterol, sciatica prior to July 8, 2022, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), TMJ, GERD, CFS, bilateral ankle disabilities, tinnitus, headaches prior to December 29, 2023, insomnia with unrestful sleep, and a mental health disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and assigned a 50% rating. Service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated by military service, and there is no probative evidence of current chronic fatigue syndrome or current erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals from a surgical repair of a left eye retinal detachment, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and bilateral knee conditions are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is also remanded as the VA examiner failed to provide an opinion regarding whether his condition was secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of various service-connected conditions, except CFS, BPPV, and GERD, were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are not earlier than January 26, 2016.

The Board has granted effective dates of August 13, 2014 for service connection for vestibular disorder vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, frequent infections, nausea, and shortness of breath associated with service-connected myelodysplastic syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims for severance of service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's personnel records and service treatment records. The claims will be returned for correction of this error and readjudication.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, CFS, fibromyalgia, sleep disturbances, nightmare disorder and anxiety, as well as a compensable initial disability rating for right eye posterior vitreal detachment. The claims are remanded to obtain additional medical examination regarding foot, ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder disorders.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia have been granted service connection due to their presumptive relationship to his military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for a disorder characterized by abnormal weight/gain, brain damage, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic muscle and joint pain, diabetes mellitus type II, irritable bowel syndrome, left rotator cuff tear, loss of smell, loss of taste, other specified depressive disorder, skin disorder, umbilical hernia, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is granted as a presumptive condition due to Persian Gulf War service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied, and his claim for service connection for chronic fatigue disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no current diagnosis of CFS and his symptoms are attributable to other diagnosed disabilities.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is granted as service connected due to exposure in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome as secondary to PTSD. The claims for low back, bilateral knee, and bilateral shoulder disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's headaches, to include migraines, are found to be secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. However, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for SMC at the (R)(1) level was denied as he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.