The Board remands the claims for service connection for skin disorder, psychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal disease, sleep disturbance disorder, and neurological disorder to ensure proper development of evidence related to toxic exposure during military service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development including VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions in relation to her presumed toxic exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, to include dermatitis, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety disorder, gastrointestinal disease, to include gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), sleep disturbance disorder, to include insomnia, neurological disorder, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom due to service during the Persian Gulf War
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053375
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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