The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding service records that need to be obtained and reviewed. The issues include reopening of previously denied claims for various conditions, as well as determining the current severity of his left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are outstanding clinical records from military hospitals in Germany which have not been associated with the evidence of record and must be requested to determine if they contain relevant information regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder acromion impingement tendonitis, lumbar spondylosis, disc space narrowing, left ankle enthesopathy, left leg condition, right leg condition, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral sacroiliac joints (claimed as a hip/pelvis condition), right inguinal injury, disability manifested by sterility/a low sperm count
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162093
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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.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left leg conditions, as well as right and left hand conditions, to schedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right leg, arm, knee, shoulder, kidney, plantar fasciitis, and back conditions, as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, left arm condition, low back condition, and left leg condition as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
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