The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure and secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The claims were remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, as well as for obtaining outstanding treatment records from his correctional facility.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, bilateral foot disability, chemical burns over the body and resulting pimples, head disability (manifested by pain, pressure, burning, tenderness, and aching), neurological damage manifested by numbness in the toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147778
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 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).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability but denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for his left knee disability prior to April 25, 2019.
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