The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding his right leg disability and psychiatric disabilities. The Veteran needs to undergo medical examinations to determine if he has a current disability related to an in-service injury, including being kicked by a horse during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous decisions were not final as new relevant service records have been associated with the claims file, necessitating reconsideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disability, Psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143522
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), and fibromyalgia as secondary to MDD. Service connection was denied for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and various musculoskeletal disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD and sleep disturbance, and remanded the claims for a right wrist disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, and bilateral foot disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, a low back disability, and a right leg disability due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for insomnia, urge incontinence, GERD, back pain, bilateral sciatic nerve pain, bilateral foot, bilateral shoulder, bilateral leg, and respiratory disabilities. The claims were remanded for further development.
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