The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining personnel records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities. The claims will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the feet, osteoporosis of the cervical spine, temporomandibular joint syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0938503
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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