The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hyperhidrosis and a sleep disability due to inconsistencies in the medical opinions provided. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on inconsistencies in the medical opinions regarding the nature and likely cause of the Veteran's hyperhidrosis and sleep disabilities, which require further examination and opinion from VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperhidrosis, sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23010953
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on his supplemental claim, as required by VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, teeth grinding, residuals of TBI, sleep disability, breathing disability, and IBS as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hyperhidrosis.
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