Chronic fatigue syndrome — all decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, bilateral ankle disabilities, pes planus, hypertension, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including lower extremity neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, kidney disability, liver disability, and left foot fungus. The Veteran's exposure during active service is not specified.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as there was no evidence that VA-prescribed medication resulted in the claimed residuals or caused his death.

The Veteran's claims for chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraines have been granted. The claim for a compensable rating for the left ankle disability has been dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate Gulf War VA examination and need for further medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for continued symptoms of urine retention and incontinence as a residual of ablation of the posterior urethral valve surgery, but found that VA's failure to timely diagnose and properly treat the disease or injury did not cause additional disability. The case is remanded for further examination.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for right knee chondromalacia patella and granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee arthritis. The claims for service connection for CFS, left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus (DM), glaucoma as due to DM, and asthma were all denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for service connection due to the possibility of outstanding records in Federal custody. The AOJ is instructed to request and review relevant service treatment records, including those from his period of active duty from July 2001 through December 2001.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for chronic fatigue, sleep disorder, nodules under skin, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to Gulf War environmental hazards. Additional evidence must be obtained from VA facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a medical opinion is needed regarding the onset of sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, IBS, and CFS due to exposure during Gulf War service. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for these conditions.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for anxiety disorder is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and a respiratory disorder (undiagnosed) are remanded.,Entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue disorder (undiagnosed) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no current diagnosis of the condition in the record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and bilateral pes planus due to incomplete service personnel records and need for further medical examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are granted as secondary to service-connected IBS, but other issues remain pending.

The Veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for further development as the claim was not previously evaluated with a VA examination.,The left knee and neck disabilities are not being remanded as there is no new evidence relevant to these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a fatigue-related disability, including chronic fatigue syndrome and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure causing tinnitus and that symptoms of fatigue were better explained by pre-existing conditions such as fibromyalgia and depression.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus were granted. Claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), respiratory disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and skin disorder were denied. Effective date determinations were made for lumbosacral strain and TBI service connections.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as the Veteran's symptoms are more likely related to his service-connected Lyme disease. The issue of service connection for painful joints is remanded due to a typographical error in the June 2017 remand directives.

The Veteran's Crohn’s disease is rated at 30 percent since May 23, 2005. The rating for degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine remains at 10 percent prior to October 5, 2017 and at 20 percent thereafter. Chronic fatigue syndrome with myalgia is rated as noncompensable. Head injury with headaches is rated as 10 percent disabling. Memory loss is rated as 10 percent disabling.