The Board has remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating prior to August 18, 2015 for chronic fatigue with dizziness due to medically unexplained multi-symptom illness; entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU); and effective date earlier than December 18, 1997 for service connection for chronic fatigue with dizziness due to medically unexplained multi-symptom illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's statements lacked credibility and remanded the claims for further examination based on more objective evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue with dizziness due to medically unexplained multi-symptom illness, headaches due to medically unexplained illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20011931
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue with dizziness and headaches due to medically unexplained multi-symptom illness, as well as his TDIU claim. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding records, including prison treatment records, and obtain retrospective VA opinions addressing the nature and severity of these conditions prior to August 18, 2015, and their impact on work capacity.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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