Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for shortness of breath and chronic fatigue, as the evidence did not support a current disability separate from the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome to June 27, 2022, but denied a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for chronic fatigue syndrome as his symptoms did not result in periods of incapacitation or require continuous medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee sprain, bilateral hand tremors, CFS, and fibromyalgia due to inadequate medical examinations and missing private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and bilateral pes planus, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left shoulder strain, left elbow strain, low back disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right knee strain, and left knee strain.

All claims for service connection and effective date were dismissed due to lack of new evidence or legal basis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to an inadequate VA medical opinion and a need for further examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and chronic fatigue syndrome as they require further development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and cervical strain to allow the AOJ to correct duty-to-assist errors in the prior examinations.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, and back pain with bilateral radiculopathy.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylolisthesis and bilateral ankle dermatitis, restored the ratings for left knee limitation of extension, left ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), and right ankle DJD, and denied service connection for sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a right 5th finger scar, increased ratings for left knee flexion and extension, and rhinitis.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia and related conditions are rated at the maximum schedular rating, and a TDIU is granted due to the combined impact of these disabilities on his ability to work.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to PTSD, anxiety, claustrophobia, depression, left and right shoulder degenerative joint diseases, sleep disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue, a cold weather injury, diverticulosis and diverticulitis.

The Board denied a compensable rating for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) as the evidence did not support symptoms that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board remands the issues of increased rating for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU solely due to PTSD or CFS, and statutory housebound SMC for initial adjudication by the AOJ.

The Board remands the claims for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include CFS and sleep apnea; service connection for a pilonidal cyst with abscess; an effective date prior to August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis on a direct basis; restoration of a 100 percent rating for service-connected papillary thyroid cancer from June 1, 2017; and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids to ensure that the claims file is updated with complete medical treatment records and to obtain new VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including emotional changes, weakness, difficulty concentrating, behavioral changes, cognitive impairment, decreased memory concentration and attention, memory loss, delayed reaction time, dizziness and vertigo, sleep disturbance, and difficulty hearing in noisy situations. The Veteran was also granted a 100 percent disability rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic fatigue syndrome.