The Veteran seeks service connection for inclusion body myositis, which he claims is secondary to a post-surgical infection associated with surgery for his service-connected left elbow disability. The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for medical records and an opinion regarding whether the current diagnosis of inclusion body myositis is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by the post-surgical infection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed condition, inclusion body myositis, may be service-connected if it is found to have been either proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The Board has ordered additional development to determine whether the current diagnosis of inclusion body myositis is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by the post-surgical infection associated with his service-connected left elbow disability.
- Claimed conditions
- inclusion body myositis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005996
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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 Veteran's service connection claim for inclusion body myositis is remanded due to inadequate factual development regarding his in-service toxic exposures and the need for updated medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need to consider MST allegations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for inclusion body myositis, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for inclusion body myositis to correct a duty to assist error related to potential exposure to toxins at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory.
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