The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroidism, finding that there was no current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and noting that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that hypothyroidism is related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no valid claim for service connection as the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome or a relationship between his current hypothyroidism and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0627885
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