Fibromyalgia decisions — 2008

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder, fibromyalgia, and finds that the appellant's dizziness is not due to a disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches was reopened but remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome is of service origin and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD and fibromyalgia with associated chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that no new evidence was presented to warrant such a change.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and service connection for fibromyalgia. The decision found that fibromyalgia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service, and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the right arm and hand (major) based on moderate incomplete paralysis. The claim of service connection for fibromyalgia with immune system failure is reopened due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The Board found that none of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, and no presumption of radiation exposure was applicable.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia as there was no current medical diagnosis of the condition.

The veteran seeks reimbursement for medical expenses related to her fibromyalgia with headaches. The case is being remanded as the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 should be considered in conjunction with the appeal.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and fibromyalgia due to incomplete information in the examination report, as well as the need to obtain additional medical records from Ann Arbor VA Hospital Clinic and SSA.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia due to lack of new and material evidence. The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking any current disabilities to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for fibromyalgia and TDIU due to a lack of evidence linking her current disability to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension (claimed as secondary to fibromyalgia medications), and depression. The evaluation for fibromyalgia was reduced from 100 percent to 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and fibromyalgia, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, hepatitis C and Lyme disease due to new evidence submitted by the veteran's representative.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and migraine headaches, but denied service connection for a neck disorder due to lack of medical evidence linking the conditions to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and found that it is related to active service. The claim for chronic fatigue syndrome remains pending as the VA did not provide a rheumatologist's opinion on whether the veteran has this condition or if it is related to service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as her claim for TDIU based on these conditions, were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to new and material evidence. The claims for fibromyalgia, chronic lumbosacral spine strain, and acquired stenosis of the cervical spine are remanded for further development.