The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and granted a 30 percent rating for sinusitis prior to July 23, 2023, while denying a higher rating from that date. The issues of service connection for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or a finding of near constant sinusitis, but supported the presence of more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year. An examination was warranted for the ankles and hearing loss due to the age of the previous examinations and the contention that prior auditory damage can aggravate hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sinusitis, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000026
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.
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