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The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome because the most probative evidence showed that CFS was not diagnosed during the appeal and does not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.

The deciding factor: The decision relied on the lack of diagnosis and the inadequacy of medical evidence to support service connection.

Claimed conditions
chronic fatigue syndrome
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
Gulf War
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 15, 2025
Citation
25000502

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