The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination to assess his current disability levels.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for further development of the claims based on the lack of recent examinations and incomplete medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritic changes of the cervical spine, lumbar syndrome with early degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and history of lumbosacral strain, right knee injury with hypertrophic changes, fracture of the left fifth finger with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0711148
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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 cases for additional development due to new evidence received after a previous SSOC was issued.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of her service-connected conditions and to determine the propriety of a reduction in disability ratings.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss of the left ear, major depressive disorder with alcohol abuse in remission, bilateral tarsometatarsal degenerative arthrosis, left acromioclavicular joint degenerative changes (osteoarthritis), status post non-displaced tibial plateau fracture of the left knee, and arthritic changes of the cervical spine.
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