The Board has not found substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the service connection for chronic pain syndrome. The Veteran's claim is being remanded again due to inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous remand directive required an independent medical expert to provide a response to specific inquiries about the Veteran's chronic pain syndrome and its relation to her service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21076364
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and TDIU, while denying service connection for chronic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, urinary tract disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and remanding claims for right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD with depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment required for a 100% disability rating. However, he was granted entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's death is related to her service-connected PTSD, but there are concerns about abuse of prescription medications.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, chronic pain syndrome, multiple sclerosis, bilateral hearing loss, and a psychiatric disorder have all been denied.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury or illness that could be linked to the current conditions.
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