The claims for service connection for various conditions, including folliculitis, musculoskeletal strain, left ulnar nerve neuropathy, facial congestion and breathing difficulties, sperm abnormalities, right shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder are being remanded for additional medical examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The adequacy of the March 2003 VA examination report was questioned due to its speculative nature, and additional testing is necessary for some claims.
- Claimed conditions
- folliculitis to include characterization of the claim as a skin disease due to an undiagnosed illness, musculoskeletal strain of the chest wall and legs to include characterization of the claim as multiple joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness, left ulnar nerve neuropathy to include characterization of the claim as numbness of the hands due to an undiagnosed illness, facial congestion and breathing difficulties due to an undiagnosed illness, sperm abnormalities due to undiagnosed illness, right shoulder disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906597
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to obtain a new examination that adequately addresses all pertinent evidence of record.
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