The veteran is seeking to reopen his claims for service connection for various undiagnosed illness symptoms, including muscle and joint pain, headaches, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, shortness of breath, and malaise. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves reopening previously denied claims for service connection based on the submission of new and material evidence related to undiagnosed illness symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle and joint pain, chronic headaches, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, shortness of breath, malaise, intermittent high fevers and elevated liver function tests
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0616420
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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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches was dismissed by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions considering all toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs) under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022.
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