The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied. The claims for service connection for low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy were all granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on continuity of symptomatology from active service to the present day.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19127658
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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