Why so many Veterans Struggle with chronic fatigue
Download MP3Chronic fatigue is one of the most common — and most dismissed — symptoms we see in veterans.
It’s often labeled as “just stress,” “just aging,” or “just poor sleep.” But in reality, persistent fatigue can be a sign of deeper medical issues tied to toxic exposure, mental health conditions, endocrine dysfunction, autoimmune disease, sleep disorders, or service-related environmental hazards.
In this episode, we break down:
• What chronic fatigue actually is (and what it’s not)
• Why veterans experience it at disproportionately high rates
• The medical conditions most commonly associated with it
• How fatigue becomes functionally impairing
• Where medical evidence matters in a VA disability claim
• Why veterans experience it at disproportionately high rates
• The medical conditions most commonly associated with it
• How fatigue becomes functionally impairing
• Where medical evidence matters in a VA disability claim
This is not about being tired.
This is about systemic, persistent, life-altering exhaustion.
This is about systemic, persistent, life-altering exhaustion.
Creators and Guests
Host
Leah Bucholz
Leah Bucholz is an Army combat veteran, board-certified Physician Assistant, former VA C&P examiner, and the founder of Prestige Veteran Medical Consulting. Through her work in medical evidence review and veteran education, Leah helps veterans better understand the medical side of the VA disability process, including nexus letters, DBQs, C&P exams, and complex medical opinions. She is also the host of The Veterans Disability Nexus podcast, where she discusses VA disability medical evidence from an educational and evidence-based perspective.
