The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale provided in the previous rating decision and duty-to-assist errors. The issues of service connection are being remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA did not provide an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran’s conditions had their onset in service or were otherwise related to service, leading to a remand for further review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left forearm injury, residuals of a left knee injury, residuals of malaria, residuals of a right elbow injury, residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- A19000324
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and opinions regarding the veteran's left knee injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of malaria as there is no evidence of a current disability and no credible evidence that he was diagnosed with malaria during his active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations.
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