Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle/joint pain, respiratory disability, and sleep disability. The VA needs to conduct new examinations to determine if these conditions are related to the veteran's service.

The veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced to noncompensable, and claims for other conditions were denied. Some issues were remanded for further review.

The Board granted the reopening of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include depression and anxiety. The issues are being remanded for further development.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. The claim for total disability due to service-connected migraines is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was granted. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable colon syndrome were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome or PTSD. The Board needs more information about the veteran's employment and income.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus condition is being readjudicated due to new evidence. Claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, GERD, higher ratings for asthma and PTSD, and skin conditions were denied.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was granted as August 1, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), because the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of CFS or that the fatigue was related to service.

The appeal was dismissed without prejudice because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but remanded the claim for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and a rating of 20 percent for left knee laxity/instability. All other issues were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome because the most probative evidence showed that CFS was not diagnosed during the appeal and does not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied. The claim for service connection for Vitamin D deficiency was remanded for further examination.

The appeal for Gilbert's syndrome was dismissed because it was granted during the appeal process. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied as symptoms are already compensated by other service-connected conditions. The issues of service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran is granted a 70% rating for mental disorder but denied a compensable rating for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and anxiety. The Board needs more evidence to decide these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 1, 2002, for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome. The decision was based on the lack of objective indications of a chronic disability at the time the relevant law went into effect.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for an acquired psychiatric condition was denied. Service connection for tension headaches was granted, but service connection for chronic fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, joint pain, muscle pain, and bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC, as well as higher ratings for CFS, asthma, and knee conditions.