The veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of influenza, but the case has been remanded due to missing service medical records and a need for further development.
The deciding factor: Service medical records are unavailable, presumed destroyed in a fire. The veteran's claim requires additional evidence and an examination to determine if his current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of influenza
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0819586
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection. The claims for residuals of influenza, syncope, and sleep apnea are denied. Service connection for non-reversible obstructive lung disease of uncertain etiology is granted at a 100% rating.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and residuals of influenza.
- Granted
The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. Tinnitus and the residuals of influenza are denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for tension headaches and stomach problems, to include GERD and IBS, both claimed as due to undiagnosed illness; and residuals of influenza, including fatigue, claimed as due to undiagnosed illness. The evidence received since the last final decisions in November 1997 and January 1998 is not considered new and material.
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