Fibromyalgia Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability manifested by muscle aches, memory loss, inability to focus, nightmares and insomnia, IBS or weight loss. The Veteran has been granted service connection for fibromyalgia with symptoms of muscle aches.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for fibromyalgia is denied as there can be no freestanding claim for an earlier effective date; the finality of the effective date assignment precludes such a claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome and osteoarthritis of the knees, finding that there is at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. The Veteran's current symptoms are considered credible.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Board finds that the Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disease is not related to service, and his claims for tremors and excessive sweating are denied as they are not linked to service. The claim for chest pain has been reopened but remains denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to service connection for a left hip condition, lupus, fibromyalgia, or congestive heart failure. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for back disability, fibromyalgia, schizophrenia, and PTSD as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is found to be service-connected due to its presumptive nature based on his Gulf War service. The other conditions are not currently service-connected.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and heart disability, as there is no evidence of these conditions during the pendency of his claim. The Board has also found that new examinations are necessary to assess the current severity of his lumbar spine and headache disabilities.

The RO reduced the Veteran's right knee chondritis of the patella rating from 20 percent to 10 percent effective April 1, 2008. The reduction was proper as there was no material improvement in the condition that had been maintained under ordinary conditions of life.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of brain trauma, fibromyalgia, or low back disorder being related to her active service. The preponderance of the evidence is against these claims.

The Board found that the cause of death, combined methadone and oxycodone poisoning, was not service-connected as neither methadone nor oxycodone were prescribed by VA for the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The significant contributing condition, COPD, was also not service-connected.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, low back disability as secondary to service-connected disabilities, and arthritis of the right thumb/hand as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fibromyalgia was not incurred in or caused by service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, rendering moot the claim for a TDIU. Service connection was granted for fibromyalgia as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board found no current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and denied service connection for this condition. For systemic lupus erythematosus, the Board noted that while there is a history of complaints related to this condition during service, the most probative evidence does not support a finding that it was initially manifested in service or is otherwise etiologically related to service. The claim for systemic lupus erythematosus was also denied.

The Veteran's right hand/wrist disability is not service-connected as it pre-existed his active duty and was not aggravated by service.,Fibromyalgia, respiratory disorder (COPD/Emphysema), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or due to service. OSA is also not service-connected as it pre-existed his active duty and was not aggravated by service.,Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is service-connected as it first manifested after the Veteran's second period of service.

The Board denied service connection for CFS and fibromyalgia, finding that the Veteran's STRs were silent for diagnosis or management of these conditions during military service. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of CFS.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations to address his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and notifying her of any inability to obtain the requested documents.