The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and the increased rating for Raynaud's syndrome. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband’s death, which was attributed to Raynaud's syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board requires a medical opinion to determine if Raynaud's syndrome contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death and whether it should be considered as the principal cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud’s syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184664
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 24, 2017, for the awards of service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity frostbite, Raynaud’s syndrome, and PTSD. The appeal is based on a direct service connection theory.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis of the bilateral hands, Raynaud’s syndrome, anemia, a cervical strain and erectile dysfunction have been granted.,Service connection has not been established for any of these conditions on a direct basis. The Board found no medical evidence or opinion linking these disabilities to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud’s syndrome is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his condition and whether it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted. Service connection is also established for fibromyalgia, a disability manifested by a loss of vision, bursitis of the left hip, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cholecystitis status post cholecystectomy, Sjogren’s disease, and Raynaud’s syndrome.
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