The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because additional evidence and an examination are needed to determine if the veteran's recurrent fevers are related to service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent fevers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0513580
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent fevers and right hand disability have been denied. The claim for recurrent fevers is denied, while the claim for right hand disability is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for recurrent fevers and right hand disability due to incomplete development in their respective claims. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for low back disorder, recurrent fevers, respiratory disorder, and eczema have been reopened. However, the evidence does not meet the criteria for service connection in any of these cases.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran reports recurrent fevers since service, but the VA examiner will need to determine their etiology and whether they are related to service. The case is remanded for this purpose.
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