The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to various joint and musculoskeletal issues as well as tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, lactose intolerance, prostate cancer, and its residuals. The Veteran's service in the Persian Gulf is noted.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves multiple undiagnosed illness claims due to service in the Persian Gulf.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left elbow medial epicondylitis disability, right elbow medial epicondylitis disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee bursitis with patellofemoral syndrome, right knee bursitis with patellofemoral syndrome, left ankle calcaneal enesthopathy, right ankle calcaneal enesthopathy, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, lactose intolerance, prostate cancer, residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18131080
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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