The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination of the veteran's symptoms and their relation to his Gulf War service, including exposure to nerve agents. Additionally, proper VCAA notification is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- aches and pains in the arms and legs, sinus problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610165
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic undiagnosed illness manifested by bilateral leg pain, bilateral hand tremors, sinus problems, shortness of breath and recurrent transient ear noise due to Gulf War service. Service connection was denied for CFS.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted. The claims for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and sinus problems were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy, anosmia, ageusia, sinus problems, nasal allergies, and dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands (claimed as Sjögren’s syndrome), finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his in-service jaw surgery.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for sinus problems is granted. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection for a skin disability, other than tinea versicolor; sleep apnea; and chronic sinusitis due to lack of nexus evidence.
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