The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development and examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities, including fibromyalgia, lipomas, bilateral hand tremors, and an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to conflicting opinions on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and the need for additional examination and opinion regarding their relationship to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- joint and muscle pain (fibromyalgia), lipomas, bilateral hand tremors, undiagnosed illness (manifested by fatigue and neurological symptoms)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117328
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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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The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the August 2020 VA examination, and a new VA opinion is needed regarding whether lipomas are related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of lipomas, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hand tremors before the Board could make a decision.
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