The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, folliculitis, and heart condition are denied.,Service connection is not granted for chronic fatigue as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during or recent to the filing of the claim. The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has had chronic fatigue at any time related to military service.,The Veteran's folliculitis is also denied, with the Board concluding that while he currently has the condition, it did not begin in service and is not linked to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome during or recent to the filing of the claim. The Veteran's STRs are negative for findings of chronic fatigue, and there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.,The Veteran does not have folliculitis that began in service as his STRs do not show treatment for or complaints of folliculitis. There is also no evidence of an in-service injury or disease linked to the condition.,There is no current diagnosis of heart condition during or recent to the filing of the claim, and there is no evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, folliculitis, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22039581
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