Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than May 20, 2024 for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome and headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate the Veteran filed a valid formal or informal claim, or intent to file a claim, or continuously pursued the claims prior to May 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089558
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