The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome as a qualifying chronic disability under the Persian Gulf War provisions, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and that it manifested to a compensable degree for six months after active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044444
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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- Partly granted
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- 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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