The Board has decided that the Veteran's bone condition, including osteopenia, is related to his service and remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The conflicting evidence of record requires a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current bone condition is related to his in-service treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia, low bone density
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19144438
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteopenia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to ensure that the duty to assist was satisfied with regard to obtaining VA and private records relevant to the claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for issues related to higher ratings and service connection.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, diagnosed as meniscal tear, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, and resolved medical femoral epicondyle fracture based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition during ACDUTRA.
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