Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and its manifestation within the relevant time frame under 38 U.S.C. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, as the Veteran served in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012972
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