The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran will be scheduled for examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims due to outstanding VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits records.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Lumbar spine disability, Left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), Bilateral foot disability (bilateral plantar fasciitis with bilateral heel spurs and bilateral metatarsalgia, right foot hallux valgus, left foot hallux valgus), Posterior thigh muscle (left hamstring tendon resection) (left thigh disability), Hypertension, Bilateral inguinal hernia, Kidney stones, Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149348
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 chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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