The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic fatigue condition and an increased rating for his headache disorder, finding that there is no evidence of current disability or characteristic prostrating attacks as required for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of a chronic fatigue condition and that he did not experience characteristic prostrating attacks of headache pain as required for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23059141
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