The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for new evidence to reopen some of the claims. The VA is instructed to obtain SSA records.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need to obtain additional information from the Social Security Administration regarding disability benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disability, back disability (cervical, lumbar, thoracic spine), bilateral hip/buttock disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, right great toe fracture, sleep apnea, hypertension, right hand disability, right knee instability, chondromalacia of the left knee, post-operative residuals of a right patellectomy, left elbow disability (cubital tunnel syndrome status post ulnar nerve decompression surgery), adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19108083
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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