The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, left shoulder, left hip, and left ankle, as well as PTSD. The claims for a respiratory disorder are also remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen these claims, but additional development is required to determine if the parachuting accident described by the Veteran can be corroborated and to conduct an appropriate VA examination for a respiratory disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the left hip, degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166186
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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