The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence provided by the Veteran and other issues needing consideration.
The deciding factor: The decision is being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for its consideration of the newly submitted evidence and any additional development required.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee pain, left knee pain, right shoulder pain, left shoulder pain, neck pain, lower abdominal pain, right heel pain, left heel pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1445440
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The claims for service connection for hypertension, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, and left knee pain have been readjudicated. The claim for sleep apnea has also been readjudicated.,Service connection has been granted for a neck condition, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and vertigo.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back pain and neck pain, finding no current disability. The claim for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is remanded due to inadequate consideration of all potential exposures.,The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) is also remanded due to a lack of development of the Veteran's therapist's records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for lower back pain and right shoulder pain, but has remanded the claim of major depressive disorder with suicidal tendency due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated and are denied. The Veteran submitted new and relevant evidence in support of his claim for bilateral hearing loss, but the evidence does not establish a current disability.
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