The Veteran's claims for hyperlipidemia, Gulf War Syndrome with unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (including manifestations of headaches, muscle aches, joint aches, and fatigue), and renal calculus are being remanded due to incomplete development. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical evidence or undergo further examinations.
The deciding factor: The claims have not been fully developed as required by the Board's January 2014 remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Hyperlipidemia, Gulf War Syndrome with unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (manifestations of headaches, muscle aches, joint aches, and fatigue), Renal calculus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18103781
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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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