Fibromyalgia — all decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability (DJD) but denied service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and new allegations of in-service trauma.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for generalized arthritis disorder and a disorder characterized by muscle and joint pain, both claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for fibromyalgia, right eye disability, and left eye disability has been granted with an effective date of March 25, 2019. The claims for the right shoulder condition, bilateral elbow condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral ankle condition have been withdrawn and dismissed due to the grant of service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and his increased rating for back disability is remanded due to incomplete examination report.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to her in-service experiences.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy. The case is remanded to determine if there was exposure to environmental contaminants while stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, from April to June 1976.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease/condition due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. However, the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, enlarged prostate with urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and blurred vision are not related to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions, specifically hyperthyroidism and PTSD.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is presumed to have been incurred during his Persian Gulf War service and the criteria for service connection have been met.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case is remanded for further evaluation of hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations, as well as new opinions regarding the etiology of her bruxism, GERD, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no evidence linking the disabilities to his military service.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to properly adjudicate the claims for fibromyalgia, bilateral leg condition, and bilateral ankle condition. The respiratory disability claim is also remanded due to inadequate opinion from the October 2014 VA examiner.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,Fibromyalgia is granted as service-connected based on presumptive service connection for undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to missing records from the Moncrief Army Medical Center. Additionally, an SOC is needed on issues of increased ratings for knee conditions and pseudofolliculitis barbae, as well as service connection for hammertoes, sleep apnea, toe fungus, sinusitis, rhinitis, hearing loss, tinnitus, fibromyalgia, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, left forearm disability, right shoulder disability, and right forearm disability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and fibromyalgia, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

Service connection for fibromyalgia is granted due to its presumptive relationship with service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.,Service connection for a skin condition, claimed as rash, is denied as there is no current evidence of such a condition.