The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot pain and bilateral wrist pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. New medical opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new medical opinions were necessary to address both direct service connection and secondary service connection theories raised by the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain, bilateral wrist pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- A19001724
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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