The Board has remanded several claims, including those for service connection for various conditions such as headaches, skin condition, anxiety disorder, memory problems, joint and muscle disability, and sinusitis. The Veteran's representative asserts that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).,VA is instructed to obtain any missing private treatment records from the Veteran’s providers in Lincoln, Nebraska, as well as non-VA pulmonary records from Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties.
The deciding factor: The claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his service-connected IBS.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, skin condition, anxiety disorder, memory problems, a skin condition, sinusitis, neurological and psychological disorder, joint and muscle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21009809
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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 has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and increased rating for anxiety disorder have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability meeting the criteria for hypertension, and the Veteran's anxiety disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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