The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions began during service or are otherwise related to in-service injuries, events, or diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep disturbances, Bilateral knee condition, Chronic lower lumbar condition, Plantar warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162410
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, vision impairment, hypertension, headaches, gastrointestinal ulcers, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lower back condition, and a left hip condition. The right hip and bilateral knee conditions were remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep disturbances were remanded.
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