Fibromyalgia decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), and fibromyalgia. The initial disability ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches were also denied. Some claims related to other disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, left upper extremity nerve disability, right upper extremity nerve disability, fibromyalgia, and urinary incontinence for additional development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for fibromyalgia effective August 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and a 20 percent rating for fibromyalgia, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss and initial ratings for essential tremor of the right and left hands, as well as chronic fatigue syndrome. The appeal for dermatosis was dismissed.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and fibromyalgia, denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, and granted service connection for migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request, finding it not timely and no good cause shown.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and remanded several issues for further development, while dismissing or denying service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, fibromyalgia, respiratory insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmia, skin disability, and chronic sinusitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or after service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia, and the Board has dismissed the claim.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD; left knee disability; right knee disability; thoracolumbar spine disability; sleep apnea; and left foot disability. The claims for fibromyalgia and a compensable rating for hearing loss were denied.

The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome as proximately due to service connected systemic lupus erythematosus, and fibromyalgia as proximately due to service connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board also granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and Raynaud's disease as secondary to PTSD and dysthymic disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastric ulcers, respiratory disability, chronic sinusitis, muscle joint pain of the right and left shoulders, bilateral hearing loss, and traumatic brain injury. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted an increased initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, denied a higher initial disability rating for fibromyalgia and PTSD, and denied earlier effective dates for service connection for these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, sinusitis, and tinnitus. A 10 percent rating was granted for chronic headaches from December 22, 2021.

The Board granted initial ratings for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and radiculopathies but denied an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for left and right long finger strains, a right ankle strain, and GERD with hiatal hernia. The appeal seeking increased ratings for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, allergic rhinitis, and scars was dismissed due to severance of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disabilities, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, digestive disabilities including irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain and nausea, pelvic organ disabilities, iron deficiency anemia, and genital herpes. Service connection was denied for acne, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, painful joints, left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory infection, GERD, PTSD, anxiety condition, manic-depressive reaction, and psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder with symptoms of suicidal ideation. An initial 50% rating was granted for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.