The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury, but remanded several other claims related to the character of discharge and various medical conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or traumatic brain injury. The record was incomplete regarding the appellant's administrative separation from service, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, traumatic brain injury (claimed as history of head trauma), left hip strain, status post fracture of anterior right 9th rib (claimed as contusion of the thorax wall right front), depressive disorder (also claimed as insomnia, restlessness, recurrent anxiety, worry, distress, irritability, and anger syndrome), hematoma on scalp, left knee strain, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degeneration (claimed as bilateral shoulder pain condition, shoulder pain condition left with degenerations AC joint), lumbosacral strain (claimed as chronic lower back pain condition spinal enthesopathy), right hip strain and osteoarthritis of the acetabulum (claimed as hip pain right sprain and strain of the muscle tendon fascias with osteoarthritis), obstructive sleep apnea, right shoulder strain (claimed as bilateral shoulder pain condition, sprain of the right AC joint shoulder), status post fracture of right great toe, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052631
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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