The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), allergic rhinitis, and a psychiatric disability, to include generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder. The Board granted an initial compensable rating for restrictive lung disease, fibrosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current disabilities for restless leg syndrome, CFS, IBS, allergic rhinitis, or a psychiatric disability, and there was no sufficient evidence to establish service connection for these conditions. However, the Veteran's restrictive lung disease, fibrosis, was found to be manifested by a DLCO of 56 to 65 percent predicted.
- Claimed conditions
- restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), allergic rhinitis, psychiatric disability, to include generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097390
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