The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA treatment records and a need for further examination to determine if the Veteran's current disability is related to his service in Southwest Asia. The case is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record fails to adequately address the issues raised, specifically the relationship between the Veteran's symptoms and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle and joint pain, left flank pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20013194
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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 service connection claim for muscle and joint pain, to include fibromyalgia, is granted as the condition is presumptively related to his active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic disability manifested by muscle and joint pain, other than his service-connected CFS, is remanded due to the need for further development including a TERA memorandum and VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting higher-level review of the February 2025 rating decision. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, left flank pain, and acquired psychiatric disability have all been granted. The Board found that the conditions are related to their active duty service.
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