The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding service connection for neurologic symptoms, including as due to Gulf War exposures and/or as secondary to a service-connected disability (such as PTSD or either his cervical spine/neck condition or mid/thoracic back injury if such is/are determined to be service connected).
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the nexus between the Veteran's neurologic symptoms and Gulf War exposures, or other potential causes.
- Claimed conditions
- neurologic symptoms, cervical spine/neck condition, mid/thoracic back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21000004
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine with arm and leg numbness, and a cervical spine/neck condition based on in-service acoustic trauma and exposure to high G-forces during fighter aviation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a cervical spine/neck condition is dismissed due to procedural issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding VA and Social Security Administration records, as well as for medical opinions on various issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's multi-symptom illness, including joint pain, muscle aches, chronic fatigue, headaches, neurologic symptoms, primary hypogonadism and insomnia, is granted as service connected due to Persian Gulf War service. The respiratory condition claim is remanded for further examination. The hypertension secondary to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism claim is also remanded.
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