The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various claimed disabilities due to insufficient evidence or further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided to determine if service connection could be granted for the conditions in question.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left fifth finger, costochondritis (claimed as chest pain), pectoralis strain (claimed as chest pain), cervical strain (claimed as back pain), low back strain (claimed as back pain), left trapezius strain (claimed as back pain), anterior ligament tear and the postoperative residuals of arthroscopy and partial meniscectomy, left knee, maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0121699
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0121699.
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 7, 2023 for service connection for maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and left knee patella chondromalacia.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left knee and right shoulder disabilities, along with compensation benefits awarded under 38 USC § 1151 for a right bicep detachment during shoulder surgery, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from December 22, 2011 to December 11, 2016.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.