The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for digestive issues, numbness, tingling, and pain in left arm, numbness, tingling, and pain in left ankle and leg, and PTSD due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ must obtain updated treatment records from Lebanon VAMC and Camp Hill OCS, provide a VA examination or medical opinion, and re-adjudicate the claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to make a determination on the service connection claims without further development and an additional examination.
- Claimed conditions
- digestive issues, chronic abdominal pain, numbness, tingling, and pain in left arm, numbness, tingling, and pain in left ankle and leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18108712
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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
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