The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining service treatment records and conducting VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further development due to incomplete or unavailable medical records and need for clarification on the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive arthritis/synovitis affecting the left shoulder, reactive arthritis/synovitis affecting bilateral knees, reactive arthritis/synovitis affecting bilateral elbows, reactive arthritis/synovitis affecting bilateral wrists, reactive arthritis/synovitis affecting bilateral hands, astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1029459
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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
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- Denied
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