The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a supplemental statement from Dr. Cantagallo regarding whether the veteran's service-connected rheumatic fever caused or aggravated his non-service-connected multiple joint arthritis and myalgia.
The deciding factor: Dr. Cantagallo was requested to provide an opinion on whether the veteran's service-connected rheumatic fever caused or aggravated his non-service-connected multiple joint arthritis and myalgia, with a discussion of the clinical evidence in the claims folder.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple joint arthritis, myalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1101335
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, unspecified anxiety disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, and denied increased ratings for left shoulder disability, myalgia, left-hand disability, right-hand disability, right shoulder disability, kidney stones, plantar fasciitis, lung disability, actinic keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. The Board remanded service connection claims for several conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's neck disability, bilateral upper extremities disabilities, myalgia, and myofascial pain due to lack of a nexus between these conditions and her active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
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