The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for low back, neck, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to incomplete personnel records and the need for clarification on the dates of events claimed by the Veteran.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability is remanded as there are outstanding private treatment records that have not been obtained.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and coronary artery disease (status-post CABG) are remanded due to incomplete personnel records and the need for clarification on the dates of events claimed by the Veteran.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is remanded as there are outstanding VA treatment records that have not been obtained.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current right foot disability at any time during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.,Incomplete personnel records and need for clarification on the dates of events claimed by the Veteran.,Outstanding private treatment records that have not been obtained.,Incomplete personnel records and need for clarification on the dates of events claimed by the Veteran.,Outstanding VA treatment records that have not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability, low back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral eye disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142998
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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.
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