Chronic fatigue syndrome — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol and sciatica prior to July 8, 2022, while remanding claims for other conditions including hypertension, TMJ, GERD, CFS, bilateral ankle disabilities, tinnitus, headaches, insomnia, and a mental health disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for endometriosis, hysterectomy, and chronic fatigue syndrome to provide a factually informed and fully explained VA medical opinion.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD, effective March 17, 2022, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, allergic rhinitis, and fibromyalgia.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) due to new evidence submitted after the August 2017 rating decision. Service connection is denied for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Respiratory Disability, and Unspecified Joint Pain.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated by military service, and there is no probative evidence of current chronic fatigue syndrome or current erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals from a surgical repair of a left eye retinal detachment, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and bilateral knee conditions are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is also remanded as the VA examiner failed to provide an opinion regarding whether his condition was secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied all increased rating claims for various conditions associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), including bladder dysfunction, depression, throat condition, neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and visual disturbances. The decision is based on the evidence at the time of the June 2020 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, sleep disturbances, nightmare disorder and anxiety, as well as a compensable initial disability rating for right eye posterior vitreal detachment.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for chronic fatigue syndrome as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection claims related to posttraumatic stress disorder, migraines, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, and rhinitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for severance of service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's personnel records and service treatment records. The claims will be returned for correction of this error and readjudication.

The Board has granted effective dates of August 13, 2014 for service connection for vestibular disorder vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, frequent infections, nausea, and shortness of breath associated with service-connected myelodysplastic syndrome.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for a disorder characterized by abnormal weight/gain, brain damage, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic muscle and joint pain, diabetes mellitus type II, irritable bowel syndrome, left rotator cuff tear, loss of smell, loss of taste, other specified depressive disorder, skin disorder, umbilical hernia, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia, and asthma. The claim for bilateral otitis media was denied. The right ankle disability ratings were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a forehead scar, migraines, and cervical strain, while remanding claims for respiratory problem/condition, COVID-19, right hand numbness, left hand numbness, chronic fatigue, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is granted as a presumptive condition due to Persian Gulf War service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome as secondary to PTSD, but remanded the claims for a low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, considering the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of the case.