The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.,Service connection is being sought for left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left hand condition, thoracolumbar or cervical spine disorder, left ankle condition, left earache, and right earache.
The deciding factor: The Board has not received sufficient medical evidence to determine the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder (claimed as left shoulder pain with numbness and tingling), right shoulder disorder (claimed as right shoulder pain with numbness and tingling), left hand condition, thoracolumbar or cervical spine disorder, left ankle condition, left earache, right earache, a gastrointestinal condition other than irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids (claimed as stomach ulcers)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18125880
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for his left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left ankle condition have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to posttraumatic headache, insomnia, left ankle condition, lumbosacral strain (lower back), and chest pain. The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of these claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left wrist condition, right wrist condition, and left knee condition. The Veteran's sleep apnea is also found to be related to his military service.
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