The Board has decided that a remand is necessary due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's myoclonus was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, particularly medications he takes for those conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision requires additional medical examination and opinion to address the relationship between the Veteran's myoclonus and his service-connected disabilities, including any medication side effects.
- Claimed conditions
- myoclonus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065553
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for myoclonus and dysautonomia due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for numbness of the feet and toes, myoclonus, and bilateral hearing loss prior to a decision being made.
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