The Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was denied. The Board found no evidence of CFS and the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that it was incurred in service. For Obstructive Sleep Apnea, the Board found insufficient medical opinion to determine if it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during service or at any time since, and there is no competent evidence linking his current CFS to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146540
What this means for you
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