Chronic fatigue syndrome Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome secondary to fibromyalgia, cognitive defects secondary to fibromyalgia, and sinusitis. The evidence supports the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and associated conditions are being remanded for additional development to obtain private treatment records from the Family Health Center of Fairfax.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending claims on appeal, including those for service connection and ratings for various conditions.

The Board has remanded several claims, including those for initial compensable ratings for bilateral dry eye disorder and tension headaches, service connection for various conditions, and a VA examination is required to address the etiology of hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, a neurologic disability of the right upper extremity, and a neurologic disability of the left lower extremity as secondary to his service-connected multiple sclerosis. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding these issues.

Service connection for IBS, as due to Gulf War undiagnosed illness, is granted. Service connection for headaches, left arm condition, left wrist condition, right index finger injury, lower back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, and right eye condition are denied. Service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, both as due to Gulf War undiagnosed illness, are also denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for chronic fatigue syndrome is being remanded due to the need for further consideration and review.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the claim remains denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and conflicting medical opinions. The issues of bilateral hearing loss, depression as secondary to hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and sleep disturbances/insomnia as secondary to GERD are all being reviewed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a lower back injury.

Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a 50 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence are granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left shoulder osteoarthritis are denied.

The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the April 2002 decision denying service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to a change in VA regulations, which now allows for presumptive service connection for medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, bronchial asthma, a sleep disorder (including insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were so severe as to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since October 27, 2009. The Board has determined that the evidence of record demonstrates this and affords the benefit of doubt to grant a TDIU effective October 27, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions, and thus service connection is denied for all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability and memory loss due to undiagnosed illness, as additional development is needed. Specifically, the National Archives and Records Administration must be contacted to obtain VA Medical Center records from 1997 to 1999 in Marion, Indiana.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate, and thus the case must be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since December 1, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms have remained constant and warrant a 50 percent rating. However, the issue of whether acne is part of his service-connected PTSD remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue and fatigue as due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability or causal relationship to service.

Service connection is granted for irritable bowel syndrome. The issues of service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleeplessness (undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illness), depression, and jaw disorder are remanded.