The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and crusting scab, left nostril. The veteran is also seeking service connection for disability manifested by sleep disturbance, left and right lower extremity neurological disability, lumbar strain, and right ankle fracture.
The deciding factor: Chronic fatigue syndrome may be presumed to have had its onset during active service based on the veteran's Persian Gulf War service. Service connection for crusting scab, left nostril, is established as it was shown in service and after service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, crusting scab, left nostril
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812264
What this means for you
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