The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition under VA's definitional criteria.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flatfoot, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mood disorder are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions in the June 2014 VA examination.,No exposure basis is provided for any of the conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome under VA's definitional criteria, and there is no clinical diagnosis of the condition in service or at discharge.,The June 2014 VA examiner did not provide sufficient medical nexus opinions for the Veteran's bilateral flatfoot, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mood disorder claims. The examination was conducted more than eight years ago, which may have affected the reliability of the opinions provided.,The exposure basis is not specified for any of the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral flatfoot condition, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), mood disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079631
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