The Board has remanded the case due to missing Volume I of the Veteran's claims file, which contains service treatment records and other pertinent documents. The issues on appeal are related to sleep disturbance (claimed as insomnia) and numbness in the arms and legs.
The deciding factor: Volume I of the Veteran's claims file is missing, requiring further development to recover and recreate the lost portion of the file.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbance (claimed as insomnia), numbness in the arms and legs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1044722
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of all available evidence.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss, left knee pain (claimed as arthritis), numbness in the arms and legs, and neuropsychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety and depression) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or an undiagnosed illness.
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