The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to service, including any in-service injuries or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The examiner must opine whether each diagnosed disability is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, including the Veteran's reported falls and injuries during service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disorder, back disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, heel spurs (right foot), heel spurs (left foot), right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133165
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Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19133165.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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