The Veteran's claim for service connection for dysautonomia has been reopened, and the Board is remanding his other claims to allow for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial suggests a possible relationship between the Veteran's dysautonomia and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- dysautonomia, throat seizures, digestive disability, eye disability, muscle weakness and peripheral neuropathy of all extremities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1410852
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate nexus opinions and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims are related to his service-connected PTSD.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for headaches, an eye disability, a respiratory disability (including allergic rhinitis and bronchitis), and a skin disability (porphyria cutanea tarda) as there is insufficient evidence to support these claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), low back disability, neck (also claimed as upper back) disability, and eye disability are all denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
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