The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to lack of access to his service treatment records and inadequate rationale provided in previous examinations. The Veteran is also not entitled to TDIU without resolving his other claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on insufficient evidence, including incomplete service treatment records and inadequately explained opinions from VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19152043
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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 the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to MS and that the condition did not manifest within seven years of discharge from active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded issues related to service connection for knee and lumbar spine disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder and denied a higher initial rating for the right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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