The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of his lay statements regarding his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with sufficient information about the Veteran's current symptomatology, which may affect their ability to provide an opinion on service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- blood disorder, residuals of syphilis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1536112
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of syphilis and genital herpes have been granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a blood disorder, and a compensable disability rating for hypertension is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a blood disorder, including polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, as the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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