The Veteran seeks service connection for multiple disabilities, including autoimmune autonomic neuropathy (AAN), which he claims are related. The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to clarify his current diagnosis and all residuals or complications therefrom.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have been consistent with Gulf War syndrome and he served in the Arabian Gulf, but more recent evidence suggests different medical conclusions based on similar symptom complaints reflected in records generated during his period of service. A new VA examination is needed to clarify his current diagnosis and all residuals or complications therefrom.
- Claimed conditions
- Autoimmune autonomic neuropathy (AAN), Neurological disability, Bladder disability, Erectile dysfunction, Left eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425046
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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.
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