The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), finding no competent medical evidence linking CFS to his service or his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran has CFS that is related to service or is a result of, or proximately due to, his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812357
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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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as the earliest effective date assignable is August 10, 2022, based on the PACT Act.
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