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Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Discussion in 'General ME/CFS news' started by Andy, Jan 10, 2023.

  1. Andy

    Andy Committee Member

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    "Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is the country’s leading public health agency, other government entities are not always up-to-speed on the latest recommendations. That could explain why the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be using a variation of the 1988 Holmes definition for chronic fatigue syndrome in assessing current applications for disability benefits."

    https://www.virology.ws/2023/01/09/...-1988-definition-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/
     
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  2. Sean

    Sean Moderator Staff Member

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    1988 Holmes definition for chronic fatigue syndrome

    There are worse.

    But, yeah, they are well past their use-by date.
     
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