The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left hip condition, right hip condition, left shoulder condition, left ankle condition, bilateral hip conditions, left knee condition, and right knee condition. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), duodenal ulcer with esophagitis, and bronchial asthma are also remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has provided new evidence of his current hip conditions and ankle conditions since the last denial, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims. However, several service connection issues remain pending as they require additional medical examination and opinion to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition, right hip condition, left shoulder condition, left ankle condition, left and right hip conditions, left knee condition, right knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), duodenal ulcer with esophagitis, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159186
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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