The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the RO for further development as required by the veteran's claim, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- patellar injury to the right knee with arthritis, defective hearing, chronic neck problem, chronic hip problem, melasma/hyperpigmentation of the face, disorder characterized by painful heels, bilateral tendonitis, chronic eye problems (myopic presbyopia and vitreous floaters)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617723
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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 claims for additional development due to incomplete processing. The Veteran's defective hearing and hypertension service connection claims are not ready for review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied because the Veteran was not evaluated as totally disabled for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death. The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are outstanding records and the VA examinations were inadequate. The case is being remanded to obtain these records, arrange for appropriate medical examinations, and address the issues of service connection.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues developed for appellate review, including service connection claims and a low back rating claim.
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