The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for multiple sclerosis and other disabilities. The main reasons are that VA examiners have not provided opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or specific exposures.,Several of the issues involve a sleep disability, which requires additional examination as the current examiner did not consider all relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board has identified gaps in the medical record and needs further examinations to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's disabilities and service or specific exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Eye Disability, Sleep Disability, Bladder Disability, Muscle Spasms, Cognitive Disability, Memory Loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19118119
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that it manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more within seven years of the Veteran's separation from service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for multiple sclerosis and remanded the claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a sinus disorder, and memory loss to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.
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