The Board has remanded the cases of lymphatic filariasis and narcolepsy type seizures due to insufficient analysis regarding whether the Veteran had a current diagnosis during the appeal period. The VA must obtain relevant medical records from the Memphis VAMC for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to address whether the Veteran currently has a diagnosed condition of lymphatic filariasis and narcolepsy type seizures, which requires obtaining additional medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphatic filariasis, narcolepsy type seizures
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18150824
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lymphatic filariasis, finding that there is no current diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease/lymphadenopathy, lymphatic filariasis, and/or eosinophilia.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no current disability or evidence linking the conditions to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but has not reached a final decision on their merits. The Veteran's tuberculosis was denied as not having been incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his lymphatic filariasis to determine the nature and etiology of the disability, including whether it represents an active disease process or chronic residuals.
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