The Board denied service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome due to Gulf War service, attributing the Veteran's symptoms to OSA.,Service connection was also denied for GERD (claimed as gastrointestinal symptoms) due to Gulf War service. The VA examiner concluded that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran’s GERD and his service.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examination found no objective evidence of CFS, attributing the Veteran's sleep disturbance symptoms to OSA.,The March 2019 VA examiner concluded that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran’s GERD and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gastroenteric Reflux Disease (GERD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20045750
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