The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence on file, and requests that VA examinations be conducted by specialists to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical examination to provide a clear determination regarding the relationship between the Veteran's symptoms and her service-connected condition(s).
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue disorder, to include chronic fatigue syndrome, dry-skin disorder, to include dermatitis and eczema, memory-loss disorder, to include dementia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005132
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 service connection for tinnitus and bilateral visual discomfort, bilateral dry eye syndrome, and bilateral chronic allergic conjunctivitis but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a fatigue disorder. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder and a fatigue disorder, finding that the evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or approximate to the filing of the claim. The heart disorder was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a fatigue disorder to obtain an adequate examination that considers relevant medical evidence and provides an opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a back disability, and a fatigue disorder as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions and no evidence linking them to his active service.
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