The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and left ankle disorders. The remaining issues, including those related to right knee disability, residuals of a right thumb and index finger flexor tendon injury, groin disorder, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right elbow disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, left hand disorder, sinus disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety disorder and PTSD), and sleep disorder are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims based on new evidence submitted since the September 1998 rating decision. The remaining issues require additional development to determine their merits.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1442506
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for treatment purposes only under Chapter 17 for various conditions, including cervical spine condition, right upper extremity nerve condition, left upper extremity nerve condition, headache condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, right shoulder condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral pes planus, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and left knee disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for new VA examinations due to inadequate opinions in the July 2020 VA examination reports. The Veteran's right shoulder disorder, left ankle disorder, and lumbar spine disorder are being reviewed again to determine if they are related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received for the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine disorder and headache disorder, and thus these claims are remanded for readjudication.
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