The Board has granted service connection for Epstein Barr/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and unspecified cognitive disorder. The conditions are deemed to be directly related to the Veteran's active duty for training period.
The deciding factor: The private opinions provided a direct link between the Veteran's symptoms during and after his military service and his current diagnoses of Epstein Barr/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and mental health disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Epstein Barr/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified cognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010396
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