The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral elbow, knee, hand disabilities, liver disability, weight gain, carcinoma of the abdominal cavity, kidney disability, and psoriasis due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's service treatment records and the need for additional VA opinions.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the September 2016 Board decision ignored or discounted favorable lay evidence regarding the onset of symptoms and failed to consider the Veteran’s specific medical history and environmental exposures during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral hand disability, liver disability, disability manifested by weight gain, carcinoma of the abdominal cavity, kidney disability, psoriasis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18120491
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heart attack, kidney stones, polycythemia vera, diabetes mellitus type 2, and psoriasis is remanded due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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