The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, low back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder. Additional development is required due to incomplete records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed as the AOJ failed to obtain complete medical records and VA Gulf War General Medical Examination DBQs were inadequate in addressing certain issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, low back disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, eye or vision disorder (to include myopia), sinusitis, bronchitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit disorder), chronic pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149422
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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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- Denied
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