The Board has determined that the VA examination reports are inadequate to address the veteran's claim for service connection for muscle and joint pain due to undiagnosed illness. The case is being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The prior examinations did not adequately address the veteran's complaints of muscle and joint pain, which were unclear from the initial issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635574
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for muscle and joint pain, related to Gulf War service, was granted based on new evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, nasal polyps, bronchitis, muscle and joint pain, erectile dysfunction, left knee condition, right knee condition, thoracolumbar spine degenerative changes, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral elbow condition. The claims are therefore denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's headaches and fatigue are found to have had their onset during service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions. The issues of service connection for muscle and joint pain and for fatigue due to environmental exposures or as secondary to PTSD are remanded.
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