The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and a fatigue disability to include CFS due to inadequate VA examinations and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The December 2019 VA examination was found to be inadequate as it did not consider the entire medical record, relied solely on the absence of evidence, provided purely conclusory rationales, and did not consider lay statements. A remand is necessary for a new examination under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, fatigue disability to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044461
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 Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of the condition.
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