The Board denied service connection for disability manifesting as fatigue, to include CFS, but granted an effective date of March 24, 2020, for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's fatigue symptoms were related to service or constituted a separate disability manifesting as fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but there was sufficient new and relevant evidence of worsening headache symptoms to warrant an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053470
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
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