Fibromyalgia decisions — 2022

The Board has denied service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, respiratory disability, left lower extremity neurological disability, and right lower extremity neurological disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, GERD, thyroid disorder, fibromyalgia, cholecystitis, skin disorders, and joint issues is granted. The decision also remands the claims for an eye disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and other related secondary service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Gulf War Syndrome, including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, finding that his symptoms are attributable to known clinical conditions such as PTSD, OSA, and multiple orthopedic disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia, back disability, diabetes mellitus, neuropathy, and PTSD, render him unable to secure or maintain any substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of his hearing loss, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome is denied. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back condition and denied service connection for fibromyalgia, left arm condition, right arm condition, and left knee condition. Constipation was also denied.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's lower back condition due to in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and TDIU from October 10, 2007 to October 21, 2009 due to insufficient opinions regarding whether hypertension is aggravated by service-connected fibromyalgia and back disability.

The appeal of the reduction from 20 percent to 10 percent disability rating for muscle strain with low back pain and segmentation error (back disability) is denied.,Entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia is denied.,Entitlement to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a new VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's fibromyalgia and hepatitis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, insomnia, IBS, and memory loss as the evidence of record did not show a current disability causally related to active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine if a stressor event occurred during service. The case also includes a remand for further examination regarding fibromyalgia.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions regarding the appellant's right shoulder disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts by the AOJ in obtaining medical records and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's claim for service connection is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for refractive error has been reopened, and he is now receiving a 50 percent rating for his vascular headaches prior to July 19, 2021. The issue of higher ratings for his vascular headaches from July 19, 2021 remains remanded.,The Veteran's hypertension, stroke/cerebral vascular accident (claimed as residuals of stroke), fibromyalgia, cervical spine disorder, and bilateral hearing loss are all being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for cramping of the body, chronic pain also claimed as chronic multi symptom illness and sleep disturbances/insomnia are denied as they are considered manifestations of his service-connected fibromyalgia.,The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left foot plantar fasciitis and right foot plantar fasciitis claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and consider all evidence received since the July 2018 statement of the case.

The Veteran's appeal to increase her right knee disability rating is dismissed. The Board grants service connection for fibromyalgia as secondary to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and/or knee and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's initial rating for fibromyalgia was denied, and the issues of service connection for hypertension, diverticulitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration of all evidence submitted since the last supplemental statement of the case.