The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's inclusion body myositis (IBM) is related to his military service, specifically his asserted environmental hazard/chemical/tainted water exposures.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional development including obtaining private treatment records and providing a VA medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's IBM.
- Claimed conditions
- inclusion body myositis (IBM)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20040400
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of inclusion body myositis (IBM) in both upper and lower extremities due to a withdrawal request from the appellant.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for inclusion body myositis, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the condition and active-duty service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for inclusion body myositis (IBM) based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for inclusion body myositis, finding that there was no evidence of a link between his condition and in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
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