The Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness and loss of balance, diarrhea, skin rashes, and migraines are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran has not provided sufficient medical or lay evidence to establish a current disability related to his claimed Gulf War exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent or credible evidence linking the Veteran's current symptoms of dizziness, loss of balance, diarrhea, skin rashes, and migraines to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), fatigue, dizziness and loss of balance, diarrhea, skin rashes, migraines
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163007
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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.
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