Fibromyalgia decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for fibromyalgia and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, a skin disorder, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a broken nose, deviated septum, low back disability, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, sinus disability, left elbow and forearm disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder strain. Service connection was granted for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and left hamstring strain. The Board also denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with residuals of a traumatic brain injury, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for fibromyalgia, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as a result of service-connected disabilities prior to December 1, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for the left and right eye disabilities, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, musculoskeletal disabilities of the neck/upper back and mid/lower back, left knee disability, right knee disability, sinus disability, sleep disturbance, and throat disability as there was no evidence of a superimposed injury or disease during service.

The Board granted service connection for musculoskeletal arthritis in both feet and fibromyalgia, while denying service connection for weight gain, a dental disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Board also granted initial ratings of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for other conditions due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted separate ratings for irritable bowel syndrome and headaches, but denied a higher rating for fibromyalgia.

The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury was withdrawn and dismissed, while the claim for fibromyalgia is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea. All other claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for cephalgia, tremors of the bilateral hands, dermatosis, panic attacks, fibromyalgia, and plantar fasciitis of the right foot.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 8, 2020, for the award of service connection for fibromyalgia and granted service connection for degenerative arthritis in various joints.

The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia was dismissed, and the claim for degenerative disc/joint disease of the lumbar spine was granted.

The appeal was dismissed for PTSD, and the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, depression, joint pains, chronic sinusitis, a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, and a 10 percent rating based on multiple non-compensable disabilities were denied. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, a back disability, and a neck disability as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted. The claims were remanded for further action regarding groin pain, fibromyalgia, and TDIU.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, fibromyalgia, and a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for increased rating and service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and a right knee condition, but reopened the claim for right ear hearing loss. All other claims were remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and increased ratings, as well as effective dates earlier than May 5, 2021, for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome, finding that both conditions are caused by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied as no claim (formal or informal) for an acquired psychiatric disorder was received until August 21, 2017.