The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, service connection, or reopening of claims have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination which was necessary to determine his current level of disability related to left hip strain. Additionally, new evidence has not raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his service connection claims for adjustment disorder, tension type headaches, or endocarditis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left hip strain"}, {"condition_name":"adjustment disorder"}, {"condition_name":"tension type headaches"}, {"condition_name":"endocarditis"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128631
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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