The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from reserve service and a need for clarification of dates of active duty and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA) require additional evidence and an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle and foot pain, unspecified leg condition, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spine, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back, rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral shoulders, rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0732875
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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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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a low back condition and unspecified bladder, ear, leg, and sleep disturbance conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to arrange for a Board hearing. The issues include reopening his claim for cervical degenerative disc disease, service connection for PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, COPD, and insomnia, as well as an increased disability rating for lumbar strain and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral hips, as there is no current medical diagnosis of this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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