Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability and tinnitus, but remanded a claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to their impact on his occupational and social functioning, and there was no evidence of a diagnosis of CFS related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Other trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disability), Tinnitus, Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017549
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