The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for chronic low back pain, left ankle condition, chronic sinusitis, and acid peptic disease (also claimed as gastroenteritis) due to a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional Gulf War-related examinations are needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions can be categorized as undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back pain, left ankle condition, chronic sinusitis, acid peptic disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19149845
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
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