The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security disability records and VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the requested information has been obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his psychiatric and respiratory conditions as well as any potential service connection based on exposure to hazardous substances.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm, elbow, and shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, lung/respiratory disability, body misalignment including malalignment of the penis and navel
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1234492
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right thumb disorder, pes planus, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during or approximate to the appeal period. The claims for a headache disorder and plantar warts were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board decided to reopen the claim for residuals of a broken nose, including sinusitis. Service connection for a low back condition was denied. The claims for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders were remanded for further review.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for left wrist tendinitis and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, as well as service connection for PTSD and shin pain, were denied. Claims for service connection for other conditions were remanded.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but some issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.
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