The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete examination findings. The Veteran's left and right hamstring disabilities are being reviewed again with additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale regarding whether the current hamstrings conditions are related to service or if they were caused by a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hamstring Disability, Right Hamstring Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18115209
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee and right hamstring disabilities due to new evidence submitted since the September 2009 rating decision. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for additional examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence of a connective tissue disorder, which may be related to in-service chemical exposures. The VA will obtain additional medical records and personnel files, clarify his Persian Gulf veteran status, and schedule an examination.
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