The Board has remanded the cases due to missing medical opinions provided during a hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection and reopening will be reconsidered once these opinions are added to the record.
The deciding factor: Missing medical evidence from the May 2018 hearing prevented the Board from making a decision on the merits of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- blackouts, fainting, tiredness, hip to feet burning sensation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148173
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a brain hemorrhage, remanded claims for a heart condition, dizziness, and fainting.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision regarding the service connection for anaphylactic shock with hives, blackouts and unconsciousness. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to address his exposure claims.
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