The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness to obtain further medical evidence related to Gulf War toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error in not obtaining medical examinations and opinions to address whether the Veteran has a claimed condition due to Gulf War toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) requires remand for VA examinations and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054337
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as the earliest effective date assignable is August 10, 2022, based on the PACT Act.
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