Fibromyalgia Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address her claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, heart disorder, fibromyalgia, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal disorders, cold injury residuals of the hands and feet. The case will be returned to the Board after further review.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from May 6, 2009 through May 8, 2009 at Maine Medical Center were approved due to the emergent nature of his condition and the unavailability of VA facilities that could have provided the necessary care.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia of the bilateral arms, legs, hands and feet was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition or any link to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records, as the physical copies are not in the claims file.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bladder cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is based on presumed exposure to herbicides, but there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or to any specific exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge by videoconference at the St. Petersburg VA Regional Office.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and TDIU, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and active duty service.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is now at 70%, meeting the minimum schedular requirements for a TDIU. However, he was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities from October 25, 2004 until April 24, 2005.

The Board finds that the Veteran's currently diagnosed fibromyalgia is not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating, and his claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for another examination to determine if the Veteran currently has fibromyalgia and whether it is at least as likely as not related to service, including a motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia has been rated at 40 percent since September 21, 1996. The current rating is maintained as the symptoms continue to meet the criteria for a higher initial disability rating.

The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's fibromyalgia is not secondary to his service-connected shell fragment wounds of the feet and left knee.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for migraine headaches and fibromyalgia were denied as there was no prior informal claim or evidence of entitlement prior to March 31, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fibromyalgia is proximately due to and the result of his service-connected depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection for multiple joint and muscle pain, including fibromyalgia, has been granted. His left cubital tunnel syndrome is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claimed conditions of joint pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, polyarthralgia and arthritis of multiple joints (excluding right shoulder and lumbar spine) were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and assigned a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy is rated as 10 percent disabling.