The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the Board finds that additional development is needed to address his claims for a disorder manifested by muscle pain of the left forearm.
The deciding factor: Additional VA examination and medical opinion are required to determine if the Veteran's current symptoms are related to service or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand paresthesia of unknown etiology, muscle pain of the left forearm, neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181418
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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.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a neurological disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, foot, and ankle conditions, as well as TBI, neurological disorder, sleep apnea, respiratory complaints, asthma, GERD, anxiety, PTSD, and other related conditions. The Board also granted an initial 10 percent rating for left hip strain with painful limited extension and denied a compensable rating for the same condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an updated Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) memo and a VA examination to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's neurological disorder and service, including any TERA.
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