The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected myositis is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to show for a previously scheduled VA examination, and his current address is unknown. A new examination is needed to determine the current severity of his myositis.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196894
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for myositis, and it has been dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for myositis, finding no nexus between the condition and either active duty or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, specifically Sjogren’s syndrome and an undifferentiated connective tissue disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the Board is remanding several issues including service connection for various back disabilities and peripheral neuropathy.
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