The veteran's claims for service connection for right foot numbness and hand tremors are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because the VA examination report from September 2002 does not provide a sufficient medical assessment as to the existence or etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot numbness, hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0404834
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot conditions and their relation to service. The claim will be reconsidered with additional examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to continuity of symptoms since service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability within one year of separation from service and the VA examiner found no etiological link between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.,The Veteran's frostbite of the bilateral feet is denied as there is no current diagnosis of cold injuries, only peripheral artery disease and lower extremity neuropathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, glaucoma, and hand tremors due to potential exposure to ionizing radiation during service. Clarification is needed regarding whether the Veteran was exposed to TERA associated with his MOS of Army Hercules Fire Control Crew Member at Scott Air Force Base.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing her July 2018 Notice of Disagreement.
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