The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a separate or stand-alone fatigue disorder, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the existence of a separate fatigue disorder, with conflicting opinions from VA examiners indicating that the Veteran's fatigue symptoms are related to his other diagnosed conditions (such as depression, sleep apnea, diabetes, etc.)
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18158077
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a fatigue disorder has been dismissed due to their death during the appeal process.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral visual discomfort, bilateral dry eye syndrome, and bilateral chronic allergic conjunctivitis but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a fatigue disorder. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder and a fatigue disorder, finding that the evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or approximate to the filing of the claim. The heart disorder was remanded.
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