The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the current existence and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran currently has diagnosed disabilities related to service and their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arthritis of the ankles, bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral arthritis of the shoulders, low back disorder, to include arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1400320
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings are not fully informed due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The cases are REMANDED for further examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional treatment records from medical providers that were not previously associated with the claims file. The Veteran is required to submit these records or provide authorization for VA to obtain them.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral arthritis of the hands, and a neck disability to include degenerative disc disease and/or arthritis of the cervical spine. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus.
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