The Board has remanded the case for a VA rheumatology examination to determine if the Veteran has fibromyalgia or any other systemic joint disorder, including an undiagnosed illness, related to his service. The appeal is also being remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran's complaints of joint pain are attributed to his multiple service-connected orthopedic disabilities or a separate disability.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded for additional development and medical opinion as there were conflicting diagnoses and attributions of symptoms to different conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, systemic joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1004174
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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
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