The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed.,Service connection for a low back condition, any separate and additional respiratory illness (including as due to an undiagnosed illness related to service in Southwest Asia), COPD, and PTSD are all pending.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of current disabilities or a causal link between active service and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146161
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
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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