The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that new examinations are necessary to determine the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities and whether they are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain, lumbar strain, cervical strain, patellar bursitis (right knee), patellar bursitis (left knee), sinus arrhythmia, right ankle condition, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), acute respiratory distress syndrome, residuals of cellulitis of the right lower extremity, residuals of septic shock
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192950
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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 higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities, but remanded claims for service connection for sinusitis, calcified lymph nodes on the lungs, and cervical strain.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
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