The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome. However, the veteran does not have chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings do not support a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610681
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a 30 percent disability rating for sinusitis, while remanding the claims for service connection for an ovarian condition and increased ratings for tension headaches.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 23, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
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