The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed chronic pain disorder, which may be related to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's chronic pain disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pain disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23055833
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for a chronic fatigue disorder and a chronic pain disorder were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, chronic pain disorder, kidney disability, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service events and exposures.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic pain disorder, finding that the Veteran's out-of-proportion joint pain is related to his Persian Gulf War service. The appeal was not about service connection for a lumbar spine or bilateral shoulder disorders.
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