The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the validity of his stressor allegations and a VA examination is needed to assess the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric or back disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board requires further development due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and the need for an examination to evaluate the presence and etiology of any current psychiatric or back disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with personality disorder and mood swings, chronic headaches (claimed as migraines), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with abdominal pain, heart problems, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), memory loss, sensitivity to heat and light, paraplegia with numbness in the right lower extremity, eye disorder, loss of balance, acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arthritis of the joints, respiratory disorder, acute chemical sensitivity, acute muscle spasms, back disorder (claimed as back pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1015219
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no evidence of a current disability in the record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for blood cancer, leukemia, eye disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, and thrombocytopenia due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service. The case is remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to sleep wake disorder, CFS, and service-connected back scars.
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