The Veteran's claim for VA medical treatment without payment is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate her service connection claims and other pending claims related to her disabilities.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because additional development, including adjudication of service connection claims and other pending claims, is necessary before a final decision can be made on the VA medical treatment claim.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spine pain, joint pain, general back pain, left shoulder pain, knee pain, cervical muscle strain, lumbar spine strain, bilateral hammertoe surgery and keratosis, esophageal reflux, left eye surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031433
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for thoracic spine pain and tinnitus, as well as higher ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for painful right gluteal cleft scar, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for left shoulder pain and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's joint pain, particularly addressing his reported symptoms and exposure during Gulf War service.
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