The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent, and service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s unspecified anxiety disorder has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% rating. The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be related to service exposure, leading to its grant of service connection. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there are no findings meeting the criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Bilateral Tinnitus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20027402
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