The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, insomnia (as secondary to service-connected fibromyalgia), sleep apnea (as secondary to service-connected disease or injury), and headaches (as secondary to service-connected disease or injury) have been granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has had chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, insomnia, sleep apnea, and headaches to a compensable degree during the appeal period. As the Veteran is a Persian Gulf veteran who has had these conditions to a compensable degree during the appeal period, they are presumed to have been incurred as a result of the Veteran’s active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18150198
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What this means for you
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