Chronic fatigue syndrome Board decisions

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and chronic sleep disturbance and fatigue as symptoms of PTSD are granted. The Veteran's thoracic spine strain is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to incomplete development of the Vocational Rehabilitation file.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to a viral infection she had during her period of active duty training (ACDUTRA). The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, skin disorder, and fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue due to a lack of STRs from Fort McClellan.

The Board has denied service connection for right wrist tendonitis and left wrist tendonitis. The Veteran's claim for chronic fatigue is remanded due to insufficient opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected undiagnosed illness characterized as fibromyalgia was denied. The maximum schedular rating of 40 percent has been assigned, and no higher rating is available under VA regulations.

The Veteran withdrew her claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, temporomandibular joint disability, and fibromyalgia before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for GVHD as secondary to his service-connected NHL, but granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for dorsolumbar spondylosis and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome. The back disability was rated at 40% from August 29, 2017 to November 4, 2018. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, but remanded the issues of bilateral foot disability and esophageal disability (GERD and Hiatal Hernia). The Veteran's current symptoms are attributed to nonservice-connected disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of appendix removal, gall bladder removal, vision disorder, body sweats, hearing loss, Meniere’s disease, tinnitus, colon cancer (also claimed as partial colon/intestinal removal), testicular cancer and removal, Barrett's esophagus, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left foot peripheral neuropathy, right hand peripheral neuropathy, left hand peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, right knee disability, left knee disability, hepatitis C, malaise, neck surgery broken vertebra, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, subcutaneous cell carcinoma, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been withdrawn. The remaining issues of service connection for hearing loss, Meniere’s disease, and tinnitus are REMANDED.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and lack of adequate medical opinions regarding service connection for sleep apnea, specifically on a secondary basis. The Veteran's major depressive disorder and/or chronic fatigue syndrome are being examined to determine if they caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn caused his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and related conditions are all granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability. The specific diagnoses of sleep apnea, left shoulder rotator cuff tear, heart disease, migraines, and foot disabilities are also granted.

The Board has denied service connection for an eye disability, granted service connection for a urinary tract disorder secondary to prostate cancer, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain disorder. The rating for erectile dysfunction remains unchanged.,For the right shoulder, low back, right knee, left shoulder, and left knee disabilities, the Board has remanded these issues due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for pleurisy, pericarditis, chronic muscle fatigue, dermatitis, undifferentiated connective tissue, joint pain, and chronic fatigue are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome due to insufficient evidence in the VA medical opinion provided. The case requires further development, including obtaining an adequate VA medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including CAD with AFIB and cardiomyopathy, hypertension, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, depression, anxiety), erectile dysfunction, and chronic fatigue. The issues are related to the in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptoms.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to potential herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's intention tremors and drug-induced Parkinson's like tremors associated with his schizophrenia are granted a 30 percent rating, effective June 16, 2010. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, heat stroke (claimed as fatigue) is granted a 60 percent rating, effective September 8, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran has chronic fatigue syndrome. The previous VA medical opinion did not adequately address the issues presented.