The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected migratory polyarthritis was remanded to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to ensure a complete record and proper adjudication of the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- migratory polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0816710
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim to reopen service connection for migratory polyarthritis or Reiter's syndrome, as well as secondary service connection for various conditions and TDIU. The evidence did not show that these conditions had onset during a qualifying period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all issues due to the failure of the AOJ to provide proper notice to the appellant's representative regarding a June 2016 rating decision. The CUE claim should be resolved prior to resolving the new and material evidence claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's migratory polyarthritis is found to have had its onset during active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's migratory polyarthritis, a chronic disability noted during service and currently diagnosed, was incurred in service. Service connection is granted.
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