The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple joint pain, including as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. � 1117 is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination and review of treatment records are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's multiple joint pain, including as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. � 1117.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint pain, Hip condition, Knee chondromalacia, Shoulder bursitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1750338
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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.
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