The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and treatment.
The deciding factor: VA needs to obtain updated VA treatment records and any relevant private treatment records from the Veteran’s provider.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, anemia, hypotension, right hand disability, left hand disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, bilateral dry eye syndrome, GERD, fatigue, bilateral tonsil stones, migraines, acne, scars status post abscesses and right great toe ingrown toenail removal, left hip strain (flexion), left hip strain (impairment), right hip strain (flexion) and lower extremity radiculopathy with piriformis syndrome, right hip strain (impairment) and lower extremity radiculopathy with piriformis syndrome, left knee suprapatellar bursitis, right knee suprapatellar bursitis, left leg shin splints, adjustment disorder with anxiety, lumbar degenerative arthritis, cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19169329
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and vertigo. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.
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