Fibromyalgia decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including a new VA examination and obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia, to include as secondary to PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development and readjudication.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The claims for GI disorder, fibromyalgia, and CFS are pending as the Veteran's claim of entitlement to reopen a previously denied claim is still under consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is not warranted.

The Veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions that are attributable to her military service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied because he did not file a timely notice of disagreement to the May 2006 rating decision that severed service connection for fibromyalgia and low back with chronic pain, effective June 1, 2006. The issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and an earlier effective date for service connection are remanded.

The Veteran's muscle pain, diagnosed as fibromyalgia, and cardiovascular disorder are not related to her active duty service or a service-connected disability. The Board denied the claims for bilateral knee and foot disorders due to lack of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, respiratory disability (shortness of breath), fibromyalgia, and sleep apnea were granted. Effective dates prior to August 31, 2000, were established for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a rating increase for headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for fibromyalgia, previously evaluated as cervical strain and lumbosacral strain. The case is being remanded to determine whether separate ratings are warranted for the Veteran's back and cervical symptomatology as distinct from her fibromyalgia.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of Interferon treatment, as the newly submitted evidence does not show that the claimed side effects were caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical personnel.

The Veteran's memory loss and diffuse joint pains are found to be related to his service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus.

The Veteran's chronic multisymptom illness characterized by widespread pain, including fibromyalgia, is granted service connection.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, manifested by pain and decreased range of motion but not to the shoulder level, is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have erectile dysfunction or disability manifested by fibromyalgia-like symptoms that are attributable to his active military service or to service-connected disability. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, right ear hearing loss disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease were denied as the evidence did not establish a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an increased rating for fibromyalgia were denied as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board is now ready to address the merits of his claims. However, further evidence and development are needed before these issues can be decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and gastrointestinal disorder as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia was rated at 40 percent effective December 6, 2005.