The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and increased rating as they are not fully-informed due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran needs new VA examinations for his low back, left hip, left knee, left foot disorders, and gastrointestinal disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 2015 VA examinations were insufficient in addressing all of the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his claimed low back, left hip, left knee, left foot disorders, and gastrointestinal disorder (claimed ulcer).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, deviated septum, left hip disorder, left knee disorder, left foot disorder, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131892
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 service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
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