The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including his right and left hand numbness, right knee disabilities, lower extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and TDIU. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran’s Reserve service, obtain SSA records, and provide additional examinations for clarification of etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were duty-to-assist errors in prior decisions related to these issues and thus remanded them for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19000244
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral feet numbness and bilateral hand numbness was dismissed as it was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right knee condition and bilateral hand numbness due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous decision. The Veteran's conditions are being reviewed again with new evidence.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and bilateral hand numbness, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for low back disability, neck disability, headaches, bilateral hand numbness, and bilateral feet numbness are inextricably intertwined due to overlapping treatment records. The cases are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the onset of these disabilities during or within one year after service.
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