The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new VA medical center records being added to his case file since the February 2017 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The AOJ is required to consider these additional records and issue a new Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: Due process requires that the AOJ consider all evidence before remanding for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- right-knee disability, undiagnosed Gulf War illness (to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)), chemical sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193795
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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
Service connection for dermatophytosis, GERD, and chemical sensitivity was denied. An effective date of March 15, 2023, was granted for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, but an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent was denied. The claims for tremors and peripheral neuropathy were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right-knee and left-knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking the conditions to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective the day of the examination. The right knee disability remains at a 10 percent rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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