The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient explanations in previous VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Incomplete or insufficient explanations in previous VA examinations prevented a clear determination of service connection for blackout spells and respiratory disability.
- Claimed conditions
- blackout spells, respiratory disability (including asthma and chronic bronchitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22053364
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for blackout spells and hypertension due to a duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 14, 2014, for service connection of vasovagal syncope (claimed as blackout spells) was granted. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for blackout spells and respiratory disability (including asthma and chronic bronchitis) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
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