The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that her symptoms are more likely associated with her service-connected psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current fatigue is attributable to other clinical diagnoses, including her service-connected psychiatric disorder. The medical evidence of record does not show a diagnosis of CFS and any current fatigue is associated with her service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009364
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