The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to new VA treatment records being added to the record.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received after a rating decision and before the transfer of records to the Board, necessitating further review by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, borderline sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weight gain, herpes, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106571
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
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