The Veteran's gastric and neurologic symptoms are not currently decided, as the etiological development for each set of symptoms is lacking. The VA needs to obtain relevant records from SSA and provide an opinion on the etiology of the neurologic symptoms.
The deciding factor: The record does not contain sufficient evidence to determine the etiology of the Veteran's gastric and neurologic symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric symptoms, neurologic symptoms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800543
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding service connection for neurologic symptoms, including as due to Gulf War exposures and/or as secondary to a service-connected disability (such as PTSD or either his cervical spine/neck condition or mid/thoracic back injury if such is/are determined to be service connected).
- Granted
The Veteran's multi-symptom illness, including joint pain, muscle aches, chronic fatigue, headaches, neurologic symptoms, primary hypogonadism and insomnia, is granted as service connected due to Persian Gulf War service. The respiratory condition claim is remanded for further examination. The hypertension secondary to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism claim is also remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, multiple joint pain, digestive problems, neurologic symptoms, and cardiovascular signs have been previously denied. The Board finds that these conditions are not related to his Gulf War service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his anxiety reaction with gastric symptoms has been granted, and he is now rated at 70 percent.
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