The veteran's claim for service connection for a neuromuscular disorder is being remanded due to incomplete information and the need for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation of the veteran's childhood health records and the VA examiner failed to address specific questions regarding pre-service symptoms and progression during service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuromuscular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0723407
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's neuropathy were early manifestations of a neuromuscular disorder, including ALS. The issues of service connection for cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318 are also being remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neuromuscular disorder due to an allergic reaction to the flu shot, finding that there is no causal or etiological relationship between the condition and service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neuromuscular disorder due to an allergic reaction to the flu shot. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran has Guillain-Barre Syndrome related to her in-service flu shot.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neuromuscular disorder, which is related to the in-service hemorrhoidectomy.
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