The Board denied service connection for an autoimmune disease and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or fibromyalgia, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence of record does not demonstrate that the Veteran's CFS or fibromyalgia was causally or etiologically related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25006461
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 25006461.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including unconfirmed service locations and lack of VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an autoimmune disease, a disability manifested by right thigh numbness (right leg sciatica), and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing direct causation or continuity of symptomatology.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Bullous Pyoderma Gangrenosum (BPG), previously claimed as autoimmune disease, due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The evidence does not support a finding that BPG was incurred in or caused by service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an autoimmune disease is dismissed. Service connection for asbestosis (claimed as a skin rash) and CAD are denied.
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