The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran is also seeking increased ratings for his right shoulder disability, cervical spine DDD, and bilateral inguinal hernia.
The deciding factor: The claims require further development as they involve obtaining additional medical evidence and conducting VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's disabilities and determine their service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain, muscle pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1033297
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for attention deficit disorder and joint pain due to his death during the appeal process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, brittleness of teeth, chronic headaches, joint pain, and a respiratory condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for muscle pain, finding that his symptoms are already accounted for by his existing service-connected disabilities.
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