The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected narcolepsy and separate evaluation of his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The current rating system does not adequately address the Veteran's symptoms related to both service-connected conditions, necessitating further assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy without cataplexy, idiopathic hypersomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746301
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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