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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008448
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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
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