The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and physical therapy records. The appellant's claim for service connection for myositis is being reviewed.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to review in-service and post-service medical evidence, as well as relevant laboratory examination reports, to determine if any current musculoskeletal disorder or a related condition had its clinical onset during active service or is due to or aggravated by the service-connected hypertension and/or PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis, myalgia, polymyositis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1626470
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error, and the case is inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for polymyositis and antisynthetase syndrome are remanded due to the submission of new evidence, including a TERA memo. A VA examination is required to assess whether these conditions are related to his military service, specifically his participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of lipomas, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran developed myopathy, myositis, rhabdomyolysis and other residuals due to statin use prescribed by VA. The Board found that the disability was not caused by or proximately caused by VA's fault or an unforeseen event.
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