The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service department records and the need for medical opinions regarding whether Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a congenital defect or disease, and if it was aggravated during active duty.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding service personnel records and the need for medical opinions on the nature of the Veteran's condition and its relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22011715
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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
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