Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria required for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder (psychiatric disorder), chronic fatigue syndrome, left wrist tenosynovitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), left ankle pain, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (low back disability), right lower leg sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093809
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