The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete information and the need for further examination of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, gynecological disability, to include as manifested by ovarian cysts or residuals of ovarian cysts, gynecological disability, to include residuals of or as manifested by results of cervical biopsy/CIN I/CIN II, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right leg numbness, left leg numbness, right foot numbness, left foot numbness, right upper extremity disability diagnosed during active service as carpal tunnel syndrome (claimed as right hand numbness), disability diagnosed during active service as left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome (claimed as left hand numbness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1010470
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2012 VA examination for the Veteran's left knee disability, and a new addendum opinion is needed.
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