The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of dysthymia and service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The RO will consider this evidence in conjunction with her existing claims.
The deciding factor: New medical records have been submitted by the Veteran, which may impact the adjudication of her current claims.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymia, chronic disabling sinus condition, chronic pulmonary disorder, obstructive sleep apnea with hypoxemia and hypersomnolence, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1008825
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her service-connected major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for insomnia, finding that the severance was improper.
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