The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability diagnosed as progressive arthritis. The appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of other issues.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a diagnosis of progressive arthritis, and the claim must be remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any fibromyalgia, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, and right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- progressive arthritis, fibromyalgia, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19107591
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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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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for a cervical spine condition and lumbar spine condition were remanded for further development.
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