The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches and fatigue are not related to an undiagnosed illness or any other service-connected condition, resulting in a denial of these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of headache and concluded that the Veteran's symptoms were due to his PTSD and sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches (Migraine), Fatigue with complaints of no energy and memory difficulty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1441702
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1441702.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for right shoulder and right knee disabilities. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for PTSD, memory loss, cognitive disorder, headaches, skin rash, and arthritis of the knees were denied as they are not shown to be related to service. The veteran does not have a qualifying chronic disability from undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained multisymptom illness.
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