The Veteran's fatigue is not attributable to an undiagnosed illness incurred in or aggravated by service.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome on examination, and the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1321317
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