The Board remands the issue of service connection for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: Remand is required for an adequate opinion regarding whether there was a superimposed injury or disease in connection with the Veteran's EDS during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24032839
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.
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