The Veteran's low back disability was restored to a 40 percent rating from January 13, 2009.,GERD is service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim.,Service connection for sleep apnea is granted and effective as of January 8, 2010.,CFS was not service-connected and no earlier effective date can be assigned.,Psoriasis is service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim.,Residuals of a TBI are service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability was restored to its prior rating due to procedural errors in reducing it from 40 percent to 20 percent without proper notice or opportunity for response.,GERD is service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim because there is no evidence of a pre-service diagnosis.,Service connection for sleep apnea was granted based on its secondary relationship to PTSD, with an effective date set at the earliest date ascertainable within one year prior to the claim.,CFS was not service-connected and no earlier effective date can be assigned as there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis.,Psoriasis is service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim because there is no evidence of a pre-service diagnosis.,Residuals of TBI are service-connected and effective as of the date of receipt of the claim.

Claimed conditions

low back disability, GERD, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), psoriasis, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)

How they argued it

Presumptive (no nexus needed)

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

May 30, 2014

Citation

1424351

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