The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them for further development due to the need for additional medical examination and records.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed joint pain, urinary tract disorder, and sleep disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain, Urinary tract disorder, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1223160
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis, muscle pain, joint pain, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and a sleep disorder as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the Veteran's statements regarding their onset in service are not credible.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a separate and distinct sleep disorder. The Veteran's sleep symptoms are considered part of his service-connected bipolar disorder I.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for joint pain, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and a bowel disorder due to inadequacies in the medical opinions provided.
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