The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions and several new claims for service connection. The Board has determined that the Veteran did not attend her scheduled VA examinations, so she is being remanded to reschedule these exams and obtain her private medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend her scheduled VA examinations, which are necessary to determine the severity of her service-connected conditions and the etiology of her claimed disabilities. As a result, the Board has decided to remand the case for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee meniscal tear, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and left foot surgical scar, sinusitis with headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, gastritis, endometriosis, back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106590
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
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