The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination and evaluation are required to determine if the Veteran has any of the claimed conditions, as well as their relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia, Sinusitis, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition, Right Ankle Condition, Left Ankle Condition, Right Shoulder Condition, Left Shoulder Condition, Anemia, Gastrointestinal Condition (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Colon Polyps/Digestive Issues, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Breathing Issues/Chest Pain/Chronic Cough
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086057
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and remanded the claim for service connection for fatigue (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome) due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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