The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to outstanding VA and Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: Outstanding relevant service department records were identified, necessitating a de novo review and additional record requests.
- Claimed conditions
- status post bilateral hip arthroplasty, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral and cervical spine, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees, bowel and bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103465
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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