The Board remands the veteran's claim for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain relevant medical records and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's ALS and his combat service, including potential exposure to chemical agents during that time.
- Claimed conditions
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0811569
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 denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and arthritis, back condition, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and right lower extremity. However, it granted service connection for muscle spasms (RLS) as secondary to a service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) after resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the claim for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for initial adjudication by the agency of original jurisdiction.
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