The Board denied service connection for allergies, a lung condition, a sinus condition, and fatigue (characterized as chronic fatigue syndrome) because the evidence did not support finding current disabilities during the pendency of the claims or contemporaneous to their filing.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's subjective symptoms were less likely than not due to his Gulf War service and more likely due to post-service causes, such as smoking and illicit substance use. Additionally, there was no evidence of a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions during the pendency of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Sinus condition, Lung condition, Fatigue (characterized as chronic fatigue syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094036
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