The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum to the August 2010 VA examination and addressing the opinions of previous examiners.
The deciding factor: The examiner was directed to provide answers regarding whether the Veteran's arthritis in multiple joints is directly caused by his military service or aggravated by his service-connected rheumatic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in multiple joints, rheumatic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1207717
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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 Veteran's service connection for a left intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma was granted, while the claim for arthritis in multiple joints was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for arthritis in multiple joints. The claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was remanded.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatic heart disease was granted. The claim for hypertensive vascular disease was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glaucoma, Parkinson's disease, and dementia due to potential TERA exposure. The rating for bilateral hearing loss is also being remanded.
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