The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and SMC are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and examination, including private hospital records and a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple sclerosis (MS), sensory neuropathy of the left upper extremity, sensory neuropathy of the left lower extremity, optic neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1040423
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his MS had onset during his active duty service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and multiple sclerosis (MS) based on the Veteran's in-service environmental exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, increased ratings for multiple sclerosis and GERD, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right hand numbness, optic neuritis, skin cancer, and bilateral feet numbness but granted service connection for vertigo.
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