The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome and/or sleep disorder are related to his service. The Veteran underwent a sleep study in service, which ruled out sleep apnea but did not rule out other sleep disorders.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine if any diagnosed sleep disorder had its onset during service or is otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's service
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191700
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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
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