The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a Persian Gulf War examination and additional treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been provided with a Persian Gulf War examination to determine if his joint pains are due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisystem illness, as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- polyarthralgia, left elbow pain, right elbow pain, left wrist pain, right wrist pain, right ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1228520
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ should have provided a VA examination/medical opinion prior to denying the claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for polyarthralgia (previously rated as generalized joint pain) was also denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals related to the appellant's claims for service connection due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
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