The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied. The left eye laceration claim resulted in a grant of service connection, but the rating assigned is noncompensable. The diabetes mellitus, type II, claim resulted in a grant of service connection with an initial 20% evaluation.,The Veteran's residuals of a left eye laceration are manifested by a linear scar measuring 1.9 cm long and .2 cm wide, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7800.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome due to lack of evidence showing it is related to service.,The Veteran's left eye laceration resulted in a scar that did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation as per Diagnostic Code 7800.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, left eye laceration, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1306051
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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