The Board has remanded the claims for a headache disability, fatigue (including chronic fatigue syndrome), fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, herpes, hypertension, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and neuropathy of the left lower extremity to obtain additional medical records and schedule VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations for the Veteran's claims. Therefore, another remand is required.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, disability manifested by fatigue (including chronic fatigue syndrome), fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, herpes, hypertension, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23021882
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims regarding entitlement to service connection for a headache disability and entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 29, 2014, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for right tibiofibular ligament strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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