Fibromyalgia — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia and restrictive lung disease, but denied service connection for urinary incontinence and degenerative arthritis. The issues of sleep apnea and groin pain were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for diverticulitis and increased the evaluation for headaches, unspecified to 50 percent from May 21, 2023. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a claim of clear and unmistakable error in the February 2019 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pain syndrome, to include fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, for a new VA examination.

The appeal for the issues of service connection for various conditions and TDIU was dismissed due to the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final legacy rating decisions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for migraine headache disorder and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and a higher disability rating for a residual scar over the left inner thigh for an excised cyst.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, cervical spine condition, shoulder conditions, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal issues, psychiatric disorder, and coccidioidomycosis.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The Board granted the reinstatement of a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder with depressive features, and a 20 percent rating for right knee arthritis and left knee arthritis, while denying increased ratings for fibromyalgia, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right foot tenosynovitis, and gastroparesis.

The appeal for service connection for right elbow paresthesia impingement, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 8, 2008 for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for TMJ pain and granted eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) from May 1, 2021. However, it denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, persistent depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, bronchial asthma, shin splints, and wrist neurological symptoms.

The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia prior to August 7, 2023, and entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) was dismissed due to the Veteran's election of a Hearing docket and the AOJ's lack of jurisdiction over the issues.

The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia was dismissed as the notice of disagreement (NOD) was not timely filed within one year from the date of the denial.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's participation in a specific operation and the nature of any vaccines or inoculations he received.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension was dismissed, while the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral pes planus, left foot cuts, right foot cuts, fibromyalgia, left knee osteoarthritis, a right knee disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further development.