The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected fibromyalgia, while other claims for increased ratings and effective dates are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder or higher ratings for the other conditions due to insufficient symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, depressive disorder with adjustment disorder and anxiety disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), residuals of a right shoulder clavicle fracture, left knee disorder, left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20063950
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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