The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibromyalgia and asthma, as well as the remand for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and a TDIU rating, are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is not about service connection but rather about the evaluation of existing service-connected conditions. The Veteran's claims have been remanded due to missing VA vocational rehabilitation records that may provide relevant information for her increased rating and TDIU claims.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116177
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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.
- 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 was granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, and alcohol use disorder in early remission, as well as TDIU due to asthma and SMC at the housebound rate.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
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