The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for a chronic fatigue disorder, a chronic skin disorder, and a right ankle disorder need further examination and evidence. The Veteran is also denied increased ratings for his IBS and hemorrhoids.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service or other etiologies.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue disorder, chronic skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153318
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cardiovascular disability and a lumbosacral spine disability on an accrued benefits basis, but denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and a right ankle disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for a chronic fatigue disorder and a chronic pain disorder were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and various increased rating claims, and remanded several service connection issues.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue disorder is granted. The decision is based on the veteran's service in Iraq and the symptoms reported.
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