The Board has remanded the claims for evaluation of polymyositis conditions due to service, including earlier effective dates. The Veteran's death during the pendency of these claims means that his surviving spouse may be eligible to substitute as a claimant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died while his claims were pending before the Board, and his surviving spouse has submitted an application for substitution under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Polymyositis, chest atrophies due to polymyositis, residuals of muscle biopsy of the right hamstring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21066570
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right upper extremity neuropathy due to polymyositis is granted a 40 percent rating since October 12, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Polymyositis and secondary service connection for a mood disorder due to Polymysitis. The Veteran's Polymyositis is related to in-service exposure to environmental toxins while working as a mechanic during his second period of active duty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, which the Board finds is service-connected due to exposure to silica fibers in service. The claims for accrued benefits based on pending claims for service connection for various conditions are also granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, vascular collapse due to arteriosclerotic heart and vascular disease, was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability. The Board also determined that diabetes mellitus and polymyositis were not related to service.
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