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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Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
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