The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence. The issues of service connection for low back strain, right ankle strain, systemic arthritis, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left ankle strain, diabetes mellitus (secondary to Agent Orange exposure), and cataracts (secondary to diabetes mellitus) have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence related to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, right ankle strain, systemic arthritis, lumbar spine disability (degenerative joint disease), cervical spine disability (mild degenerative disc disease and cervical spondylosis), left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128672
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right ankle strain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to an in-service right ankle sprain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for left and right ankle strains, denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for hypertension and gout.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to follow and secure substantially gainful employment, thus a total disability rating for individual unemployability is granted.
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