The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion evidence is inadequate and remands the case for an in-person examination to determine if the Veteran's current disability is due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or other instance of fault on the part of VA prior to and in furnishing hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 2021 VA medical opinion evidence was inadequate due to the examiner's failure to afford due consideration to the appellant's competent lay evidence regarding her relationship with the medication prescribed by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- extreme fatigue, neurological symptoms, musculoskeletal symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027492
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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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