The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, but has remanded them for further development to clarify periods of active service and obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claims, but the issues are being remanded due to unclear dates of service and need for additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, left foot disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, neck disability, right knee disability, left knee disability (claimed as left foot pain), neuropathy and/or radiculopathy, left upper extremity, neuropathy and/or radiculopathy, right upper extremity, neuropathy and/or radiculopathy, left lower extremity, neuropathy and/or radiculopathy, right lower extremity, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eye disability, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145268
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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.
What you can do next
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