The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a disability manifested by dizziness due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD, and there is no competent evidence linking any acquired psychiatric disorder to service. The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and a disability manifested by dizziness are secondary to hypothyroidism, which has not been established as service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder), Chronic fatigue syndrome, Disability manifested by dizziness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1510276
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- Dismissed
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