The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include residuals of smallpox vaccination, sinusitis with chronic headaches and sinus infection, and a gastrointestinal disorder.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to support the Veteran's claims, necessitating additional examinations and evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of smallpox vaccination, sinusitis with chronic headaches and sinus infection, reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133832
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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 Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of smallpox vaccination to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a smallpox vaccination for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion or scheduling the Veteran for an examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, bilateral hip conditions, lumbar spine disability, reflux disease, and vascular lymphatics because the evidence did not show a current disability related to these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of smallpox vaccination, sinusitis with chronic headaches and sinus infections, and reflux disease.,The Veteran's claims were remanded multiple times due to insufficient evidence.
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