Fibromyalgia decisions — 2020

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder condition is proximately due to his service-connected fibromyalgia, and thus grants secondary service connection for this disability.

The Board has found that further development of the record is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for IBS, GERD, and a chronic headache disability. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, left foot disability, right foot disability, and back disability. The Veteran was not diagnosed with these conditions during or near the pendency of his claims.,The Board also denied service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to a back disability. Service connection for a back disability has not been established.

The Veteran's service connection for hysterectomy is granted. An initial rating of 10 percent for fibromyalgia is granted, but a higher rating than 40 percent from December 5, 2019, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU, finding that his disagreement with the effective date was a freestanding claim and thus denying it as a matter of law.

The Veteran's PTSD, asthma, and fibromyalgia (claimed as chronic pain) have been granted service connection. The decision also includes a grant of TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), joint pain, headaches, a skin disability, and GERD. The Veteran's conditions were not found to be related to his time in service or due to exposure to toxic substances.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and chronic pain syndrome) due to incomplete examination findings and lack of consideration of relevant medical evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further medical examination and evaluation of the Veteran's fibromyalgia claim.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are granted, with service connection established on a presumptive basis due to his Gulf War service. The claim for TDIU prior to August 14, 2019 is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's left cervical and trapezius myositis was rated at 10 percent prior to January 22, 2020, and at 20 percent thereafter. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is denied as there is no medical evidence linking the condition to service.

Service connection denied for right and left eye glaucoma. The Veteran's fibromyalgia is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 40 percent.,Maxillary sinusitis and discoid lupus erythematosus ratings were reduced from 30 to 10 percent, effective May 1, 2016. The reduction was remanded due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's low back condition is rated at 40 percent, but the Board finds that ankylosis does not apply due to maintained range of motion. The cervical spine disorder and bilateral hand neurological disorder are remanded for further examination.,Service connection for a disability manifested by muscle and joint pain other fibromyalgia as due to environmental hazard exposure during Gulf War service is also remanded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection of migraines, depression, left knee disorder, and fibromyalgia. However, the Veteran's claim for right leg and foot radiculopathy is denied as there is no current disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in adjudicating the issues raised by the Appellant, including her arguments regarding service connection for coccidiomycosis meningitis and other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, a bilateral foot disorder, and fibromyalgia. The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disability are also being remanded due to procedural errors in the prior rating decisions.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The appeals for other conditions and issues were dismissed due to withdrawal of appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination. The Board requires an updated opinion that addresses the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s signs and symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, is dismissed as the claim was already granted in a previous decision.,Service connection for an unspecified digestive disorder is denied because there is no evidence of current disability.