The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include an eating disorder leading to obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral ankle pain, and calculus of the kidney (kidney stones).,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition in any of these cases.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability or obesity. The Board found that there was insufficient medical evidence to support the claim for service connection.,Regarding CFS, the Board concluded that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria and had no clinically significant social or occupational impairment. There were also no treatment records confirming a current diagnosis.,For bilateral ankle pain, the VA examiner opined that there was no chronicity of the condition after service, as evidenced by lack of objective signs during the 2015 VA examination.,The Veteran's calculus of the kidney (kidney stones) did not meet the criteria for a disability and there were no treatment records confirming a current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability to Include an Eating Disorder Leading to Obesity, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Bilateral Ankle Pain, Calculus of the Kidney (Kidney Stones)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23040681
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