The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after the May 2018 denial. The AOJ is required to readjudicate the claims and provide appropriate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted after the prior final denial, which is relevant to the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, left knee disorder (including arthritis), right knee disorder, low back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- A19002961
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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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