Chronic fatigue syndrome Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, heart condition, gastritis, left shoulder disability, and allergic rhinitis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, food sensitivities/allergies, and yeast infections due to their interrelation with other pending issues.

The Veteran withdrew all her appeals regarding the service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, ovarian cyst, posttraumatic stress disorder, residuals of smoking, chronic fatigue syndrome, right and left knee disabilities, and Gulf War Syndrome.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue, allergic rhinitis, and musculoskeletal pain are granted as service connection due to undiagnosed illness under the provisions of the Persian Gulf Veterans' Act.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, joint swelling and stiffness, bilateral knee disability, back disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, and headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The effective date of service connection for PTSD is set at November 1, 2010.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection, effective October 13, 2016.,Claims for left knee disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and PTSD were also granted, but the effective date is set at October 13, 2016.

The Veteran's service connection claims for cervical spine disability, left foot disability, migraine disability, right hand disability, CFS, and GI disabilities (IBS and GERD) have been granted. The claim for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD has also been granted.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent, and service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome as due to an undiagnosed illness because the appellant's representative requested withdrawal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue, including as due to an undiagnosed disability or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptoms illness as a result of service in Southwest Asia, is denied because there is no current evidence of record establishing that the Veteran has a distinctly diagnosed fatigue disorder.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for right knee disability was denied, and his service connection claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were remanded.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia will be addressed again after further review of the evidence.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is rated at the maximum schedular rating, and his avitaminosis and chronic fatigue syndrome claims are denied. The Board finds that a remand is necessary for further examination regarding his degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep apnea.,The Veteran's service connection claims for fibromyalgia, avitaminosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome are denied. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed.,A TDIU rating from June 29, 2017 to the present has been granted based on service-connected PTSD.,Special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate was granted from January 15, 2019, but no earlier, due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea due to Camp LeJeune exposure are remanded. The claim for increased ratings for traumatic brain injury with depression and tension headaches is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disability, entitlement to a higher rating for CFS, and entitlements for urinary incontinence and gynecological disabilities due to conflicting evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue and a chronic intestinal disability have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that is related to his active service, including presumed exposure to environmental toxins during the Gulf War.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal as to all issues except for the acquired psychiatric disorder, which was remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, and the rating for his lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has remanded them due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder pain, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, interstitial cystitis, and chronic fatigue, all claimed as secondary to asbestos exposure. The Veteran is asked to provide records of her in-service events and any documentation related to diagnoses.