Fibromyalgia decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, an increased rating for tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD. The issues of service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with residuals, traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.

The appeal for a compensable rating for the deformity of the right little finger was denied, and several service connection claims were remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded claims for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia, but remanded the claims for anxiety and carpal tunnel syndrome due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for athletic induced asthma, chronic venous insufficiency, GERD, and hypothyroidism as there was no evidence of current disabilities. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and fibromyalgia were remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left hip osteoarthritis, chronic diarrhea with GERD, and service connection for fibromyalgia. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for the right ankle deltoid ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent thyroid disability to include hyperthyroidism and remanded several other claims, including those for craniocervical spine, upper extremity neurological, headache, eye, leg, foot, fibromyalgia, temporary total ratings, and TDIU.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for fibromyalgia, the maximum schedular rating, from October 4, 2021, to June 12, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia with an effective date of August 27, 2018, and granted service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of hands and feet, as there was no evidence that her functioning in these areas were so diminished as to be equally well served by amputation with a prosthesis.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for rib disorder, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia, respiratory disorder, skin condition, to include psoriasis, bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral ulnar neuropathy. However, the claims for service connection for bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral ulnar neuropathy, hypertension, rib disorder, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia, respiratory disorder, and skin condition, to include psoriasis, have been denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 2, 2023 for entitlement to service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome and a disability rating of 40 percent from the same date.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied, while the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic sinus issues were remanded.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 9, 2018, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted a 50 percent rating effective September 29, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to her service-connected fibromyalgia not meeting the criteria for precluding locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 2017, for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Board also granted a rating of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis but denied a higher rating and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia and restrictive lung disease, but denied service connection for urinary incontinence and degenerative arthritis. The issues of sleep apnea and groin pain were remanded.