The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence received by VA.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted and requires further review and consideration of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss due to undiagnosed illness, personality disorder with avoidant features, claimed as a psychiatric condition due to undiagnosed illness, fainting spells/syncope due to undiagnosed illness, shortness of breath due to undiagnosed illness, swollen joints with leg cramps due to undiagnosed illness, skin rash due to undiagnosed illness, heartburn due to undiagnosed illness, migraines due to undiagnosed illness, painful, frequent, urination with blood in urine and stool due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0837563
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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's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of fracture of the right olecranon was addressed. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including a respiratory disability (asthma), urinary disability, and memory loss due to undiagnosed illness were also considered.,The Veteran withdrew his appeals on several claims, specifically regarding loss of sleep due to undiagnosed illness, memory loss due to undiagnosed illness, and mood swings due to undiagnosed illness.
- Denied
The Board denied reopening of claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of stressors and VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for increased ratings on headaches, skin rash, and joint swelling due to undiagnosed illness are being remanded for additional development.
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