The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his claimed conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, intestinal problems, joint pain, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, lower back condition, and residuals of a rib injury on the left side.
The deciding factor: The current medical opinions do not provide sufficient information to decide these claims due to lack of etiology or pathophysiology for some conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Intestinal Problems, Headaches, Joint Pain, Right Shoulder Condition, Left Shoulder Condition, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition, Lower Back Condition, Residuals of a Rib Injury on the Left Side
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21028411
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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
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- Granted
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