Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to October 28, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The earliest reasonable communication from the Veteran that could be interpreted as a formal or informal claim for entitlement to service connection for IBS or CFS was on October 28, 2020, which is the appropriate effective date for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015767
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