Fibromyalgia decisions — 2021

The Veteran's lumbar strain is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.,Obesity is not considered a disease or injury for which service connection may be established.,Service connection for hypertension and fibromyalgia are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions, requiring further examination and analysis.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is also remanded as the claim was not addressed in detail previously.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending with additional development needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from maintaining gainful employment effective from March 30, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations of fibromyalgia and chronic constipation was denied, as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.,Service connection for hypothyroidism was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia, finding that there is no probative medical evidence indicating a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and attributing her joint pain to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, TBI, and headaches have been denied. The Board has found no evidence of a current disability in these conditions.,For the right and left knee disabilities, the Veteran is being asked to provide additional medical evidence linking his current symptoms to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, ovarian cysts, lymphadenopathy, and lumbar spine disorder with radiculopathy due to outstanding VA and private medical records. The Veteran is also being asked to undergo a new VA examination to determine the etiology of her right knee disability and for opinions on whether any service-connected disabilities have aggravated or caused her lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lupus, fibromyalgia, left hip disability, right hip disability, sinus disability, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, hypertension, and kidney disability due to unresolved medical opinions regarding causation or aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability rating.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for migraine headache, fibromyalgia, and right shoulder disability to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of exostosis removal surgery on the upper arm.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for her migraine headaches is denied.,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for her right and left knee degenerative arthritis, as well as her cervical strain are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective August 27, 2010. Prior to this date, her fibromyalgia and major depressive disorder did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The Board referred the issue of extraschedular entitlement to VA’s Director of Compensation Service.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and left-sided cervical spine disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for left upper extremity neuralgia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, a rating in excess of 40 percent for residuals of a back injury, and initial disability ratings for radiculopathy were denied. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral leg pain, claimed as fibromyalgia; lumbosacral spine disability; and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to inadequate examination opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, specifically whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connection was established based on a current diagnosis related to in-service stressors.,Service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome is granted due to qualifying chronic disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issues of acquired psychiatric disability, low back disability, bilateral foot disability, and fibromyalgia has been remanded due to need for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia and major depressive disorder, are found to preclude her from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to July 21, 2020. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on being housebound prior to August 18, 2015 is denied because he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as totally disabling or a TDIU rating based on one disability.