The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional information and VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further clarification is needed regarding the nature of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, as well as their relationship to her military service. Additionally, more specific medical opinions are required to determine whether any diagnosed conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, residuals of dental trauma, antiphospholipid syndrome, anemia-iron deficiency, alpha thalassemia, chronic pain syndrome, radiculitis, seizure condition, multiple sclerosis, scoliosis, pinched ulnar nerve condition, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and positive ana condition, labyrinthine disorder and vertigo condition, triangular fibrocartilage complex tear, right, tricuspid valve regurgitation, syncope condition, sleep apnea, cervicalgia, adhesive capsulitis (shoulder), migraines, calcaneal spur and osteophytosis, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bursitis to the shoulders, dermatitis and hidradenitis suppurativa, fibromyalgia, multinodular goiters (thyroid) and thyroid goiters, endometriosis, cyst/ectopic, and fibroids, tinnitus, osteoarthropathy to the back and hips, neuralgia/neuritis, occipital neuralgia, tendon split tear (heals), acquired deformity of the toes, sciatica, osteoarthropathy and osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008448
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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