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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005996
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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.
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