The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling appropriate examinations to address the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.,The Veteran has multiple issues on appeal that require further examination and review.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if any of the Veteran's conditions are related to service or warrant a higher rating. Additional development is needed to clarify these matters.
- Claimed conditions
- Disfiguring scar, status post laceration to forehead, Painful scar, status post laceration to forehead, Sleep apnea, Gastroenteritis, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Carpal tunnel, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Lumbar spinal stenosis to include claims for thoracic condition and arthralgia, Syphilis, Asthma, Walking pneumonia, Migraine headaches, Acquired psychiatric disability to include depressive disorder NOS, panic disorder without agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18156429
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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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