The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for fibromyalgia with unexplained fatigue and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to issues related to the mailing of the SSOC.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to verify and update the Veteran's address to ensure all future VA notices are mailed to her current place of residence, and to re-mail the October 2021 SSOC to that address.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia with unexplained fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24033380
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected fibromyalgia and depression from December 19, 2012, to January 24, 2017, but the claim for TDIU beginning January 24, 2017, was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for fibromyalgia with unexplained fatigue, as the disability does not result in symptomatology that is not contemplated by the currently assigned rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for fibromyalgia with unexplained fatigue and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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