The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the validity of the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of Lyme disease, including questions regarding his credibility and the lack of a valid diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to establish a valid diagnosis of Lyme disease or a link between the claimed condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of Lyme disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1035754
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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 service connection for residuals of Lyme disease as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition was incurred in or caused by his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical records and incomplete evidence. The claims will be further developed with an emphasis on obtaining relevant treatment records, including from VA and private sources.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lower back injury, residuals of Lyme disease, and sleep apnea as there are no available records demonstrating these conditions during service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of Lyme disease are related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
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