Chronic fatigue syndrome decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and pseudofolliculitis barbae due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically inadequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's CFS is related to his in-service exposure to environmental toxins, and his GERD is presumed due to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War era. The claims for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, and left knee strain are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable disability rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence.,Specifically, the VA examiner did not provide an opinion on how the Veteran's symptoms would differ in severity without medication use.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, lumbosacral strain (claimed as pain of lumbar spine), left sciatic radicular pain, right sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the hands, chronic headaches, coronary heart disease, dermatosis hands, functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain and bloating, right ear sensorineural hearing loss, and left ear sensorineural hearing loss. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.,The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, lumbosacral strain (claimed as pain of lumbar spine), left sciatic radicular pain, right sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the hands, chronic headaches, coronary heart disease, dermatosis hands, functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain and bloating, right ear sensorineural hearing loss, and left ear sensorineural hearing loss. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC eligibility was denied due to lack of personal care services. The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation and clarification.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is rated at a 60 percent level, but no higher, due to nearly constant symptoms that restrict daily activities to less than 50% of the pre-illness level and periods of incapacitation lasting six weeks or more per year.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion addressing secondary service connection or toxic exposure risk activities (TERA). The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is remanded due to the lack of substantial compliance with previous Board directives. The case requires a VA medical opinion from an Internist regarding whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of CFS and if it is at least as likely as not that her symptoms are related to exposure to burn pits during service.

Service connection is granted for OSA as it is proximately caused by service-connected PTSD.,Service connection is denied for CFS due to lack of current diagnosis and symptoms accounted for by other service-connected disabilities.,Service connection is granted for a gynecological condition, claimed as menstrual symptoms, with onset in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been evaluated, and the appeals for increased ratings are denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The Board has found that new medical records received after the previous denial support the Veteran's claims for service connection of left carpal tunnel syndrome, hidradenitis suppurativa, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headaches, fibromyalgia, and left-hand pain is dismissed. The claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and anxiety disorder, as well as increased ratings for the left-hand scar and forehead scars. The Veteran's claims were not supported by current evidence of a disability or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, chest pain, dizziness/syncope, and upper respiratory infections due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is not diagnosed with these conditions but reports symptoms that may be manifestations of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multi-symptom illness.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current disability.,PTSD was granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but not more than that. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to notify the Veteran of his right to a hearing before the AOJ prior to issuance of an initial decision on appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and rating increases, so the cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for hemorrhoids, chronic sinusitis, CFS, chronic headaches, seborrheic keratosis (claimed as arm dermatosis), functional abdominal pain syndrome (to include bloating), and right calf disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,No new rating or service connection is granted at this time.