The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and opinions regarding his hypertension, skin condition, cervical spine disability, thoracic spine disability, right upper extremity radicular pain, pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are outstanding relevant VA treatment records and that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, skin condition, OSA (obstructive sleep apnea), right upper extremity radicular pain, cervical spine disability, thoracic spine disability, chronic joint aches and pain, plantar fasciitis, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107478
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether plantar fasciitis was aggravated by active duty training.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- 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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