The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for several conditions, including hand rashes, muscle conditions of upper and lower extremities, sleep apnea, memory loss, and nose bleeds, all claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a clear link between these symptoms and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hand rashes, Muscle condition of the upper extremities, Muscle condition of the lower extremities, Sleep apnea (claimed as a sleep disorder), Back disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005744
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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