The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a neck disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia due to their potential relationship with the Veteran's service-connected back disability. A new VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to her military service or secondary to her service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The claims were remanded because there was insufficient evidence to decide whether the disabilities are directly related to service, and a new examination is needed to assess their relationship with the service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18155690
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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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- Denied
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