Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 14, 2017 for the award of service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as a rating of 30 percent for irritable bowel disorder from that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately balanced regarding whether entitlement to service connection arose prior to September 14, 2017, and reasonable doubt was resolved in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109508
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