The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected positional obstructive sleep apnea with periodic limb movement disorder. The issue of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and long-term diarrhea due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying, chronic disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1117 has been reopened on new evidence. A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA opinion found that the Veteran's chronic fatigue was at least as likely as not related to his service-connected sleep apnea, but other factors contribute to it as well.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Long-term diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1308934
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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