Fibromyalgia decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but granted it for right hip disability and assigned a 20 percent rating for right knee instability. Some issues were remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of fibromyalgia was denied. Other issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection of incontinence as secondary to fibromyalgia is remanded. The Board needs a new medical opinion on the cause of the veteran's incontinence.

The Board remanded the case to determine an earlier effective date for service connection of fibromyalgia. The Veteran's claim is based on a 2012 claim for fatigue, which was found to be a symptom of fibromyalgia.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for various conditions were mostly denied, but the claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to July 28, 2016 is remanded due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities including fibromyalgia, unspecified sleep wake syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, tinnitus and dermatitis. The Board finds that he does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for unexplained weight loss was denied. All other claims were remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including allergic rhinitis, psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, and others, based on the Veteran's presence in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, and the remaining issues are remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome due to conflicting evidence and the need for further medical examinations.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of fibromyalgia was granted as February 5, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and fibromyalgia, with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral foot disorder, lower back disorder, right knee disorder, and fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia and lumbar spine disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation since January 3, 2013.

The veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia has been granted. The decision is based on the presumptive link to active service in Somalia under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for chronic gastritis and low back disability. Other claims, including GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia, were remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot pes planus was dismissed because she already received service connection for this condition. The claims for fibromyalgia, left hip bursitis, and sacroiliitis were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's service connection for migraine headaches and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities were granted.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to September 25, 2020.

The Board denied all the veteran's claims for increased ratings and benefits.