The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right temporomandibular joint dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, and an initial 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran had a diagnosis of CFS and that his TMJ dysfunction was proximately due to his service-connected PTSD. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for both conditions and an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, right temporomandibular joint dysfunction, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104743
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