The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome were denied. The Board found that the symptoms claimed by the Veteran are not supported by a current diagnosis of CFS or IBS, and that any fatigue experienced is related to his service-connected PTSD with depression.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of CFS or IBS in the absence of known causes such as alcohol and drug abuse. The symptoms claimed were found to be consistent with known diagnoses (PTSD and depression) rather than undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1018389
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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