The Board has granted service connection for an undiagnosed illness (UI) manifested by fatigue, finding that the symptoms are nearly constant and meet the criteria for a compensably disabling condition under Diagnostic Code 6354. The appeal is based on the veteran's service in the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the objective indicators of an undiagnosed illness (UI) manifested by fatigue were nearly constant, meeting the criteria for a compensably disabling condition under Diagnostic Code 6354 and presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), undiagnosed illness (UI)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0200923
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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