The Veteran's service-connected right and left hand tremors, migraines, hypertension, and macrocytic pernicious anemia (thrombocytopenia) have been granted initial ratings. However, the issues of service connection for fatigue, gastroenteritis, and upper and lower intestinal polyps are being remanded.,The Veteran's fatigue is secondary to his service-connected migraines and tremors.
The deciding factor: Service connection for fatigue was not established as it was found to be secondary to the service-connected migraines and tremors.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Gastroenteritis, Upper and lower intestinal polyps
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004077
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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