The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for EBV remains pending, as does his request for an increased evaluation for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical evidence and schedule a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1234808
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for Epstein-Barr virus, salmonella infection residuals, and a gastrointestinal disability (claimed as Chron's disease) due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus and the relationship between his service exposure to radiation and his condition. The Veteran is required to provide updated medical records, including laboratory test results from January 2012, and a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of medical opinions regarding the service connection claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for EBV, NPC, dysphagia, dry mouth, immune homeostasis, and neuropathy of both feet.
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