The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the Veteran's active duty for training and inactive duty for training periods. The claim will be reconsidered after these developments.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient information about the Veteran's ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA periods to make a determination on his service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- systemic sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1142451
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's focal motor seizures and tremors, which were related to his ACDUTRA service at Camp Lejeune. The claims for malignant degenerative disc disease, systemic sclerosis, and gadolinium-induced nephrogenic systemic are remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant's representative withdrew her appeal prior to the decision being made.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's systemic sclerosis was incurred during his period of active service from May to June 2005. The issue of entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, claimed as secondary to systemic sclerosis and arthritis, is also addressed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to insufficient development of the claim for service connection for systemic sclerosis. The Veteran's current condition is being evaluated in light of his service history and any potential exposure.
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