The Board remands the claims for service connection for a muscle disability and loss of body hair due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
The deciding factor: Inadequate VA examination opinions were provided, and new examinations are required to address the Veteran's lay statements and potential toxic exposure risk activities.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of body hair, muscle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110737
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Decisions by this judge: 1,549 · Granted: 26% (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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's muscle disability, including its onset and etiology. The opinion is needed on direct service connection, secondary service connection, TERA, and Gulf War disabilities.
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