The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further development due to the need for additional medical opinions on the service connection aspect of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- balance problems, falling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130650
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.
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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