The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a presumptively related to the Veteran's verified service in Afghanistan during the Southwest Asia Theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise concerning whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, and the law requires granting the benefit of the doubt where there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the merits of the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25008792
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a 30 percent disability rating for sinusitis, while remanding the claims for service connection for an ovarian condition and increased ratings for tension headaches.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 23, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
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