The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the appellant's mixed connective tissue disease is related to exposure to contaminated water at Ft. Crowder, Missouri.
The deciding factor: Further examination and opinion are required regarding the etiology of the appellant's mixed connective tissue disease.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed connective tissue disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1541010
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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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