Fibromyalgia decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the source of the Veteran's Methadone and Oxycodone usage, as well as whether there was willful misconduct involved in his death. The case is remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of National Guard records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and gastrointestinal disability are related to his military service. The Gulf War Syndrome claim is denied as it does not constitute a recognized disease entity.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, which is manifested by joint pain and stiffness. The Veteran's memory loss and concentration problems are attributed to a known clinical diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a Gulf War Registry examination and further VA examinations regarding fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia and found that the Veteran's right hip disorder is not related to his active service. The low back disability was rated at 40 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, PTSD, and posttraumatic fibromyalgia. The decision also addressed issues related to TDIU, NODs regarding denial of service connection for PTSD and fibromyalgia, and CUE in a 1998 rating decision.

The Board has determined that there is a nexus between the Veteran's asthma and her service, granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's joint pain, including fibromyalgia, is presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness resulting from active service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for a clarifying medical opinion on whether the appellant's fibromyalgia and thoracic myositis are etiologically related to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted effective February 10, 2006 due to her service-connected fibromyalgia. Prior to this date, she was not shown by medical evidence of record to be unemployable solely due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claims for fibromyalgia, headaches, and a skin disorder were denied as there was no competent and credible evidence of in-service symptoms or a nexus between post-service diagnoses and service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that it is related to in-service noise exposure. The other issues of entitlement to service connection have not been adjudicated and are referred back to the RO.

The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The evidence does not meet the criteria for service connection under any applicable provisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his service connection claims for left and right shoulder disabilities, fatigue, and fibromyalgia. The claims were not reopened as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and a lower back condition, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have fibromyalgia and concluded that any current symptoms are related to polymyositis, which is not service-connected.

The Veteran's GERD and fibromyalgia are not related to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board finds that these conditions are not secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examination and missing treatment records, as well as the need for a hearing on her sarcoidosis claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing personnel records and verifying service stressors. The claims of service connection for PTSD, depression, and fibromyalgia will be addressed along with the TDIU claim.