The Veteran's claim of service connection for lymphadenitis is being remanded due to the need for clarification and additional development regarding her medical history and examination findings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a rationale for their opinion on whether the Veteran had a disability of the lymph nodes at any point since the inception of this appeal that was incurred during military service or is otherwise etiologically related to the in-service complaints, specifically commenting on the March 2009 record showing intermittent right posterior lymphadenopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphadenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1728555
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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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