The Board has remanded multiple issues on appeal, including service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema, reproductive disorder (polycystic ovarian syndrome and partial hysterectomy), headache disorder (due to PTSD, fibromyalgia, or tinnitus), back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, sciatica/radiculopathy of right lower extremity, sciatica/radiculopathy of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070194
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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