The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with myalgia, finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of CFS and that his symptoms are attributable to known clinical diagnoses. The claim was remanded for consideration of additional evidence regarding a sleep disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's fatigue is likely due to pain in several joints caused by other diagnosed conditions, rather than CFS.
- Claimed conditions
- CFS, myalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194684
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