The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the loss of his service treatment records and lack of evidence of in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis. A VA examination will be scheduled to determine the etiology of any diagnosed disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records are missing and presumed destroyed, requiring a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, right leg sciatica, arthritis of the hands, arthritis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1213218
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a failure to provide notice regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities and a back disorder have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
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