Fibromyalgia Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder, hip, and knee disorders have resulted in significant limitations that require regular aid and attendance. The Board finds the Veteran meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for fibromyalgia, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected anxiety neurosis with depressive features. The claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fibromyalgia is likely related to her military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded the issue of TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and fibromyalgia are found to be related to service, while his PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board denied an initial schedular evaluation in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia with headaches, sleeplessness, fatigue, and diffuse multiple joint pain. The issue of whether separate ratings for individual joint disabilities are warranted was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and migraine headaches have been granted. The remaining issues are addressed in the REMAND section.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Veteran's initial ratings for fibromyalgia and costochondritis were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected muscle tension headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability at all times during the pendency, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 8, 2001 for TDIU is denied as there was no qualifying service-connected disability that arose before this date.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a disability manifested by joint pain, previously adjudicated as polyarthralgias and fibromyalgia. The Board finds that further development is necessary to determine the extent and etiology of his disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a combined schedular 100 percent evaluation was denied as there has been no adjustment of any evaluation assigned for service connected disabilities prior to October 30, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also being considered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to reassess his low back disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's medical records and provide him with proper VCAA notice.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and no specific decision on the merits can be made.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and hypertension. The new evidence received since the last final denial relates to these conditions and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating them.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a low back injury, headaches, bilateral shoulder disorders, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As such, these claims remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for muscle fatigue, chest pain, and sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea) are denied as they are considered symptoms of his service-connected fibromyalgia.