The Veteran's claim for a separate 100 percent rating for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is denied as there is no evidence of an increase in disability within one year prior to the February 16, 2011 claim.
The deciding factor: There is no factual basis to establish that an increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the Veteran's February 16, 2011 claim for a separate rating for CFS.
- Claimed conditions
- CFS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26032803
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS and remanded the issue of service connection for CFS due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses.
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