The appeal to reopen service connection for a neck disability is granted. Service connection for a right hand disability is granted. The Board finds the issues of TBI residuals, left leg disability, and left foot disability as secondary to left knee disability are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.
The deciding factor: The examinations did not adequately consider all raised theories of entitlement regarding the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, right hand disability, left leg disability (manifested by numbness), low back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147814
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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