The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a prior examination not addressing potential neurologic pathology.
The deciding factor: The prior VA examination did not address potential neurologic components of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic physical flushing, changes in body temperature
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128638
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic physical flushing and changes in body temperature, as well as his increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities. The examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by chronic physical flushing and changes in body temperature for which service connection may be granted.
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