Fibromyalgia decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, fibromyalgia, depressive disorder with pain disorder, left lower extremity sciatica, and right lower extremity conditions have been remanded. The effective dates for the grant of service connection for depressive disorder with pain disorder have also been denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for linear scars of the chest and abdomen are still pending.

Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and increased disability ratings for fibromyalgia and major depressive disorder are denied. The Veteran's depression is rated at 70% since September 12, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and a 10% rating has been assigned for his left knee disability. The other conditions are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including fibromyalgia, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorders, colon cancer, hiatal hernia, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction, skin disorder, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia have been denied as there is no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but denied claims for fibromyalgia, multiple joint and muscle pain, respiratory disorder, a scar over the left eye, skin disability, and hemorrhoids. The grant of service connection is based on secondary service connection due to pre-existing disabilities.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for SLE, immune diseases, fibromyalgia, vertigo, skin condition, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are granted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for fibromyalgia has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for hypertension, vertigo, sleep apnea, diabetes, PTSD, depression, and headaches are being remanded for further development.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence linking current hypertension to service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for various service connection claims, including those related to coronary artery disease with valvular heart disease and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The Veteran's claim for right upper and left upper extremity radiculopathy was also denied as there is no evidence of such in the one-year period prior to November 3, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of current diagnoses.,There is no indication that the Veteran's symptoms meet the criteria for any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left foot disability, ovarian cyst, sinusitis, arthritis, abdominal pain, chest pain, low back disability with radiculopathy of the lower extremities, sleep apnea, neuroma of the left foot, fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and anemia. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are related to his service, including exposure in the Persian Gulf.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia as a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness due to the Veteran's active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, and finds that her symptoms meet the criteria for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, displacement of the uterus with dysmenorrhea, and endometriosis have been reopened. The Board has determined that these conditions are related to her service-connected status post laparotomy with lysis of adhesions.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for fibromyalgia from March 10, 2016 and found that the Veteran's symptoms were widespread throughout his musculoskeletal system with constant or near constant pain. The effective date of service connection for major depressive disorder is set at May 3, 2005.

All claims seeking to reopen previously denied service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his PTSD and joint pain conditions, as well as service connection for an undiagnosed illness. The rating for migraine headaches remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for patent foramen ovale (heart disorder) and fibromyalgia. The Veteran's patent foramen ovale was found to be a congenital defect not aggravated by her service, while her fibromyalgia is not shown to have been incurred during service.,For the right wrist tendonitis, status-post scaphoid fracture injury; right hip strain, status-post hip stress fracture; left hip strain, status-post stress fracture; and right hand degenerative joint disease issues, a remand was ordered for new VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence.