The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for frequent fevers, night chills, and sweats; swollen lymph nodes; and recurrent tonsillitis and pharyngitis due to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, particularly regarding their relationship to service and environmental exposures in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- frequent fevers, night chills, sweats, swollen lymph nodes, recurrent tonsillitis and pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177991
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for sinusitis, pansinusitis. The Veteran's scar on the right side of the neck and swollen lymph nodes are being remanded for further examination.
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