The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to internal inconsistencies in previous opinions and lack of verification of mustard gas exposure. The claims are also remanded for a TDIU determination.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to support the Veteran’s claims, including inadequate medical opinions and unverified exposure to mustard gas.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability (including asthma), disability manifested by nausea, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral elbow disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral wrist disability, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144933
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.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.
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