Fibromyalgia decisions — 2008

The Board has granted service connection for multiple joint pains to include the neck, hands, ankles, heels, right shoulder, and right elbow. Service connection for depression is also granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for conversion disorder, fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, left hip disorder, and lumbosacral disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that it is as likely as not that the veteran's fibromyalgia was present in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and its secondary effects, as there was no credible evidence to support the occurrence of the alleged personal assaults during service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for leukopenia and thrombocytopenia were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show he currently has these conditions. For his residuals of heat stroke/dehydration with fibromyalgia and headaches, a 10 percent rating was granted effective October 28, 2001, and a 40 percent rating was granted effective August 17, 2006. The veteran's claim for an additional compensable evaluation under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is denied as a matter of law.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeals regarding entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a service-connected right knee disorder and seizure disorder due to his withdrawal. The claims for fibromyalgia, neck disorder, and low back disorder have been denied as there is no medical evidence showing these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran's claim for an initial increased rating in excess of 20 percent for fibromyalgia has been granted. The RO will issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) summarizing the evidence and reasons for the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibromyalgia and chronic sinusitis, finding that the current evaluations adequately reflect his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including arthritis of the left hand, chronic headaches, emphysema secondary to pneumonia, right and left knee disorders, right and left foot disorders, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and fibromyalgia, were not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have fibromyalgia related to active military service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.