The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, arthralgia, a skin condition, a headache condition, and a hernia condition.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran currently has diagnosed conditions such as headaches and hernias, and further examination is needed to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, arthralgia, a skin condition, a headache condition, a hernia condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189355
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and denied higher ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and lumbosacral strain. However, the Board granted initial 20 percent ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, and sciatic nerve.
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