Fibromyalgia decisions — 2020

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA and private treatment records, schedule an examination for the acquired psychiatric disorder, and provide a medical opinion regarding any sleep disorder. The dependent benefits claim for FM, GM, and LMM will also be addressed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's neurobehavioral effects, including Parkinson's disease. The Veteran was exposed to water contaminants at Camp Lejeune during his service.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period of February 2, 2012 through January 29, 2013 due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, COPD, rosacea, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis have been dismissed. The claim to reopen service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.,PTSD was granted at a 70 percent rating from November 3, 2011 through April 14, 2014. A remand is required to determine if the Veteran should receive a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 15, 2014 to October 30, 2016.,A remand is also required to address whether the Veteran should be granted a TDIU prior to March 4, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's fibromyalgia is related to his service, including time served in the Gulf War. The Veteran will be asked to provide any private treatment records and undergo a Gulf War examination.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for right knee disability was denied, and his service connection claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were remanded.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia will be addressed again after further review of the evidence.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is rated at the maximum schedular rating, and his avitaminosis and chronic fatigue syndrome claims are denied. The Board finds that a remand is necessary for further examination regarding his degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep apnea.,The Veteran's service connection claims for fibromyalgia, avitaminosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome are denied. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed.,A TDIU rating from June 29, 2017 to the present has been granted based on service-connected PTSD.,Special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate was granted from January 15, 2019, but no earlier, due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, gastrointestinal condition, sleep disorder, and fibromyalgia. The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for cluster headaches is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a higher rating for fibromyalgia has been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded the issue of whether he should receive a higher rating for his chronic lumbar strain, including any associated neurological manifestations.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have not been attributed to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, and that his erectile dysfunction is not caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle aches, fibromyalgia, and a respiratory condition are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused or aggravated his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar strain. The Veteran's TDIU claims are denied prior to November 5, 2008 and after August 14, 2012.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's fibromyalgia, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, and the rating for his lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome was also denied.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for Lyme’s Disease and remanded it. The claims for fibromyalgia, right shoulder disability, and Bell's Palsy are also being remanded due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder pain, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, interstitial cystitis, and chronic fatigue, all claimed as secondary to asbestos exposure. The Veteran is asked to provide records of her in-service events and any documentation related to diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions, specifically fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and initial ratings have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).