The Board has denied service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and remanded the issues of service connection for stroke, right eye visual impairment, speech impediment, left arm weakness, left leg weakness, and memory loss as secondary to service-connected conditions. The remand requires additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to his service or any service-connected condition. For the issues related to stroke, the Board noted inadequate opinions and required further clarification on whether the stroke was due to herbicide exposure or aggravated by service-connected CAD.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, stroke, right eye visual impairment, speech impediment, left arm weakness, left leg weakness, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064992
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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