The Veteran's tinea pedis was granted service connection as the evidence is at least in equipoise that it was incurred during his period of active duty.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied because there are no objective indications of a chronic disability and the symptoms have been attributed to other conditions with known etiologies.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinea pedis had onset during service, as evidenced by his STRs, and has continued since then. The VA examiner found that the current condition is less likely than not due to his period of active service but acknowledged the Veteran's reports of recurrent symptoms.,For chronic fatigue syndrome, there were no objective indications of a chronic disability. The Veteran's symptoms have been attributed to conditions with known etiologies such as sleep apnea and obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23002000
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