Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that the November 2015 rating decision was final and that the December 15, 2023 intent to file did not provide a basis for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ's February 2024 service-connection award for chronic fatigue syndrome was not based on newly-added service treatment records, and thus the effective date provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c)(3) were not applicable.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096408
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