The appellant is currently service-connected for multiple disabilities, including chronic fatigue syndrome with fibromyalgia and PTSD. His combined disability evaluation is at least 70 percent disabling. The VA has determined that the appellant's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected disabilities (including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and PTSD) are severe enough to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic fatigue syndrome with fibromyalgia, Irritable bowel syndrome, Chest pain, Severe headaches, Muscle pains, Memory lapses, Trouble sleeping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1002135
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