The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several issues including neurological disorders, psychiatric disorder, and headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals as to the issues of an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and service connection for a sleep disorder during a hearing before the Board. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, Right upper extremity neurological disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, Left upper extremity neurological disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, Right lower extremity neurological disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, Left lower extremity neurological disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, Bilateral knee disorder, Fibromyalgia, Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188482
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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.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2019 for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
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