Chronic fatigue syndrome Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying periods of active duty and inactive duty training, scheduling VA examinations to address left shoulder disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and tinnitus claims, and addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of the left upper and lower extremities, hiatal hernia, genitourinary disorder (including prostatic hypertrophy), sleep apnea, S1 radiculopathy, and polycythemia vera, have been granted. The Veteran is entitled to a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran's attorney requested a withdrawal of the appeal in November 2012.

The Veteran's hepatitis, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions are all found to be related to his service. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is presumed to have been incurred in active duty service. The Veteran's disability manifested by fatigue has not been medically attributed to a known clinical diagnosis, but the Board finds that it may be due to undiagnosed illness and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Veteran's chronic fatigue and undifferentiated connective tissue disease are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss, headaches, joint pain, and chronic fatigue were denied as secondary to her service-connected menstrual disorder. The Board requested additional medical opinions but the Veteran did not provide a response.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, joint pains, and sleep disorder were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was also denied.,Service connection could not be established for chronic fatigue or joint pain as they are not diagnosed conditions and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to undiagnosed illnesses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no competent evidence of current diagnoses or a link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was not found to be service-connected. However, her diagnosed psychiatric disorder (Somatoform Disorder and Major Depression) is considered service-connected based on direct evidence of a link between the condition and her military service.

The Board found no credible or competent evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, as his symptoms are not linked to his military service. The claim for an increased rating for low back disability was denied due to failure to report for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and peripheral neuropathy, were denied by the Board. The Veteran was found not to have current disabilities related to these conditions, with the exception of chronic fatigue syndrome which was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing proper notice regarding the reopening of the service connection claim.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as secondary to his service-connected splenectomy was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have chronic fatigue syndrome and that there is no evidence linking it to his service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's hypertension and fatigue are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to service, including his Gulf War service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral foot disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (to include as due to undiagnosed illness under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1117), and left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claim for an increased rating for service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome in February 2011.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, memory loss, and joint pain/body aches as these conditions are not related to the Veteran's military service.,The Veteran's complaints of fatigue, memory loss, and joint pains were found to be more likely due to his nonservice-connected and diagnosed conditions such as hypertrophic spurring of the thoracic spine, hallux valgus, and heel spurs.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn regarding the issue of dental disorder. The Board finds that multiple joint and muscle pain, urethritis, prostatitis, chronic sinusitis, conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, night sweats (due to Reiter's syndrome or sarcoidosis), respiratory problems (sarcoidosis), blood in stools/hemorrhoids, and short term memory loss are all part of his service-connected Reiter's syndrome. The Veteran's right heel spur residuals do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. His sarcoidosis does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic sinusitis or chronic fatigue syndrome, and the left shoulder strain was not shown to be related to service-connected conditions.