The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for various conditions, including right eye condition, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and liver condition all potentially related to service in the Gulf War.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Right fifth metacarpal fracture, Unspecified right eye condition due to service in the Gulf War, Coronary artery disease due to service in the Gulf War, Peripheral vascular disease secondary to coronary artery disease or due to service in the Gulf War Syndrome, Liver condition due to service in the Gulf War Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149455
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture is rated as 30 percent under separate ratings for thumb, index finger, and long finger limitations of motion.
- Granted
The Veteran's right fifth finger disability has been rated as noncompensable since March 2015. The Board granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the right fifth metacarpal fracture, effective from the date of the decision.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture, finding that there is no basis to grant a higher rating based on the current symptoms and existing diagnostic codes.
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