The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for Graves' disease, cardiological disability, colitis, left arm disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, cervical spine/neck disability, left lower leg/shin disability, and right lower leg/shin disability. The claims are remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new evidence that suggests her in-service symptoms may have been early manifestations of her Graves' disease, which is now being considered as a separate issue from her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' disease, hypothyroidism, cardiological disability (high blood pressure, hypertension, heart palpitations, and/or chest pain), colitis, left arm disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, cervical spine/neck disability, left lower leg/shin disability, right lower leg/shin disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127619
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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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