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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133165
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 various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as higher levels of special monthly compensation.
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