The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his service treatment records and providing an examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to contaminated water at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station or anthrax vaccinations.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to make a determination without first obtaining the Veteran's service treatment records and conducting further medical examinations to assess the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee joint pain, bilateral elbow joint pain, bilateral feet joint pain, bilateral shoulder joint pain, bilateral ankle pain, back joint pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1825792
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for GERD, bilateral ankle pain, tendonitis and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, and hernia have been granted. The claim for service connection for a lower back condition to include constant pain, fatty liver disease, multiple times high heat dehydration risk, and hepatitis A has been withdrawn.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims at a hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection due to lack of evidence showing entitlement arose prior to April 30, 2024.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to his service connection claims for various conditions, including sinusitis allergies, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and heat sensitive low tolerance. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
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