Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome, as the earliest possible effective dates were correctly determined to be June 26, 2023.
The deciding factor: The effective date is based on the date of receipt of the intent to file a claim, which was June 26, 2023, and no earlier date can be assigned under applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with chronic diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110402
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