Fibromyalgia decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia on a secondary basis to her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from December 1, 2017. Her headaches are rated at 50 percent since December 15, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for fibromyalgia service connection was denied as the evidence did not meet the one-year grace period required by law.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment prior to June 7, 2019. The Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, both of which are considered presumptive under the Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Act.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia rating was reduced from 40 percent to 20 percent, but the Board found this reduction improper and restored her original 40 percent rating effective June 27, 2020.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not shown as chronic in service or within a presumptive period, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period, and were not noted in service with attributable continuity of symptomatology.,The Veteran has been denied service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, sleep apnea, and TDIU prior to March 16, 2021.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of May 23, 2022, for service connection for fibromyalgia and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection for a vocal cord nodules disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, thus TDIU is denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and bilateral restless leg syndrome. The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further review.,The Board found no current disability of chronic fatigue syndrome for VA purposes and thus denied service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are granted. Fibromyalgia is presumed due to Gulf War service, while chronic fatigue syndrome is found to be related to other service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various spinal and extremity conditions due to procedural issues. Further development is needed, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and TDIU were denied as the effective dates requested are not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the VA's duty to assist prior to the August 2020 decision on appeal, and thus the claims for fibromyalgia and skin rash must be remanded for further development.

Service connection for a chronic fatigue disability including fibromyalgia is granted, and service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the bilateral elbows and knees is denied. The Veteran's mild cognitive impairment is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and fibromyalgia are denied as the evidence does not show an intent to file a claim prior to January 30, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 13, 2019 for a 40 percent evaluation for fibromyalgia is denied as there was no previously filed claim that had not become final.

The Veteran's initial 40 percent rating for fibromyalgia is denied as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for fibromyalgia due to a lack of evidence and procedural errors. The Veteran's claims are now pending again with instructions to obtain private medical records and provide an opinion on the etiology of his condition.