The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: VA failed to provide an adequate examination regarding the Veteran’s claims, including verifying his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and obtaining opinions on direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Dizziness, Vomiting, Fatigue (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome), Joint pain throughout the entire body, Hair loss, Numbness of the left hand, Numbness of the right hand, Numbness of the left foot, Numbness of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19001884
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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