Fibromyalgia decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining a more current examination of the veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), and entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and found that the veteran's hypertension did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board remands the case to the agency of original jurisdiction for issuance of a letter which contains all of the information required by 38 U.S.C. § 5103 and its implementing regulation, 38 C.F.R. § 3.159.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Isaac's syndrome and fibromyalgia, as secondary to his post-operative small bowel obstruction, and also denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (West 2002) for these conditions.

The veteran's fibromyalgia was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to a service-connected disease or injury.,Migraine was incurred in service, but the thoracic spine condition is no more than 10 percent disabling while the lumbosacral spine condition is 40 percent disabling.

The Board granted an effective date of January 10, 2002, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for fibromyalgia.

The veteran was granted a 70 percent initial rating for depressive disorder with anxiety, effective from October 15, 2003. Other claims were denied or not addressed.

The veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected fibromyalgia was remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or an applicable presumptive period and that the current disability was not due to disease or injury which was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal or etiological relationship between any of these conditions and her military service.

The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the cervical and lumbar segments, but denied service connection for fibromyalgia. The veteran's ratings for his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities were confirmed or increased.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issues on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, an immune disorder, fibromyalgia, mold allergies, and chronic sinusitis as there was no evidence to link these conditions to the veteran's military service or any incidents therein.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized prescription medication costs was denied because the medications were not obtained in a medical emergency, and VA facilities were reasonably available.

The veteran's fibromyalgia was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to any incident of service. The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine/upper back disorder, but further development is needed to address the merits of the claims and provide proper VCAA notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and carpal tunnel syndrome, right. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran did not have a link between his current psychiatric disability and his service.

The veteran's fibromyalgia is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,The veteran's sinusitis with chronic rhinitis is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating.