The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome and an undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue, was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a qualifying chronic disability for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act or Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune provisions. Service connection for hyperventilation syndrome is granted as it is considered a symptom of her anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and there was no qualifying chronic disability found to warrant presumptive service connection under the PACT Act or Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune provisions. The Veteran's hyperventilation syndrome was determined to be part of her anxiety disorder, which is already service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue, hyperventilation syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005741
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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