The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue and dyspnea due to an undiagnosed illness, as they are related to his Gulf War service. A new VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were remanded because a new VA examination was needed to assess whether his fatigue and dyspnea symptoms are related to his Gulf War service, including any potential undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159392
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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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue and an initial rating above 10 percent for reactive airway disease, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronic fatigue or a disability that warranted a higher rating based on pulmonary function test results.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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