The Veteran's heart disorder, respiratory disorder, and sleep disorder are being remanded for further evaluation as they may be related to his service in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide adequate rationale for the denial of service connection based on direct evidence or a presumption. The Veteran should be afforded another examination with a different examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic heart disorder, chronic respiratory disorder, chronic sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184498
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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