The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for further development, including VA examinations and an addendum opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further examination and assessment are needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected conditions and their impact on employment potential.
- Claimed conditions
- CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Low back pain with mild disc bulge L4-5, Residuals of injury to the cervical spine, Chest pains due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130454
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.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for both increased disability rating and service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including knee disabilities, CFS, rhinitis, respiratory issues, sleep apnea, and migraines. The remand requires additional medical opinions to address the relationship between these conditions and service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for a 40 percent rating, as well as an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his thoracic spine disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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