The Board has granted the appellant's appeals for service connection for PTSD and sleep disorder, as well as his claims for Addison's disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, duodenal ulcer with helicobacter pylori, hypothyroidism, bilateral knee condition, and lumbar strain disorder. The appeal regarding whether evidence submitted with the January 2016 application constituted new and material evidence with respect to veteran status is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's May 2016 and October 2016 notices of disagreement were valid as they related to issues on appeal in the Legacy system, including service connection for PTSD and sleep disorder, Addison's disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, duodenal ulcer with helicobacter pylori, hypothyroidism, bilateral knee condition, and lumbar strain disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep disorder, Addison's disease (claimed as adrenal insufficiency), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), duodenal ulcer with helicobacter pylori (also claimed as gastrointestinal disorder), hypothyroidism, bilateral knee condition, lumbar strain disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26016558
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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