The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling him for a VA examination to address the etiology of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development due to missing or incomplete medical records and the need for an updated opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the lower extremities, fatigue due to undiagnosed illness, fever and chills due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1122826
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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 heart disability, hypertension, hypothyroidism, pre-diabetes, and neuropathy of the lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy of the lower extremities, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to the AOJ for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee disability, low back disability, and neuropathy of the lower extremities are related to his military service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, claudication, neuropathy of the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction as they are not related to service or herbicide exposure.
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