The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are inextricably intertwined and must be remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence. The issues of entitlement to service connection for meningitis, memory loss, migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, and pain in broken toes are all being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current medical opinions and evidence do not provide sufficient information to make a determination on the Veteran's claims. Therefore, additional development is required to obtain updated medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Meningitis, Memory loss, Migraines, Acquired psychiatric disorder, Lower back disability, Left hip disability, Right hip disability, Left leg disability, Right leg disability, Pain in broken toes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126848
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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