The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional service records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a neuromuscular disorder related to her allergic reaction to the flu shot during military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records show she was allergic to the flu shot, and she currently experiences numbness, tingling, and weakness in her upper extremities. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if these symptoms are related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuromuscular disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20004875
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's neuropathy were early manifestations of a neuromuscular disorder, including ALS. The issues of service connection for cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318 are also being remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neuromuscular disorder due to an allergic reaction to the flu shot, finding that there is no causal or etiological relationship between the condition and service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neuromuscular disorder due to an allergic reaction to the flu shot. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran has Guillain-Barre Syndrome related to her in-service flu shot.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neuromuscular disorder, which is related to the in-service hemorrhoidectomy.
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