The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for further medical opinion regarding his exposure to hazardous waste chemicals.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records from the Veteran’s Reserve service have not been obtained, and a VA medical expert is needed to address information in an article submitted by the Veteran regarding toxic substances and its applicability to the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas, fibromyalgia, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine with sciatica and muscle spasm, muscle pain, bilateral hands, chronic joint and muscle pain, to include femoroacetabular impingement of the left hip, bilateral knee and chronic pain syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), antiphospholipid syndrome (claimed as blood clotting disorder), type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138194
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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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